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Residents urge resignation of board member; board holds executive session and issues public statement
Summary
Public commenters raised concerns about board member Anastasia Yap's residency, attendance and pending legal matters; the Newington Board of Education met in executive session on the member's performance and the chair read a public statement calling for resignation while noting the board lacks authority to remove an elected member.
Public speakers at the Newington School District Board of Education meeting on an item about board performance urged the resignation of board member Anastasia Yap, citing frequent absences, alleged nonresidency and pending legal matters.
Resident Wendy Holmes told the board, "the marked absenteeism of board member Anastasia Yap, her questionable residency in Newington, and her current legal woes ... are grossly affecting the board's moral and by extension its effectiveness." Carly McCall and Jennifer Rodriguez echoed Holmes, saying they were concerned about the board's effectiveness if members do not fully dedicate themselves to their duties.
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