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Board debates rescinding earlier actions taken under doctrine of necessity after School Ethics Commission advisory
Summary
A Washington Township School Board member moved to rescind actions taken under the "doctrine of necessity" after an advisory opinion from the School Ethics Commission said two members were no longer conflicted; the board tabled substantive legal discussion for executive session and recorded a roll-call about going into executive for legal advice.
A board member moved Monday to rescind actions the Washington Township School District board took under the “doctrine of necessity,” saying an advisory opinion from the New Jersey School Ethics Commission indicated two previously conflicted members were no longer conflicted.
The motion was seconded and followed by discussion about whether the subject required attorney–client advice in executive session rather than public debate.
The motion to rescind was introduced by a board member who said, “I would like to make a motion that we rescind the actions that we took under that doctrine of necessity because the conflicts that we thought there really weren't there.” Elaine (board member) seconded that motion and asked for discussion. The board solicitor, Ari Schneider, told the board he could give legal…
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