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Attorney gives board a primer on school board ethics, conflicts and volunteer limits
Summary
Attorney Aaron Mandel gave a 50-minute presentation on board member ethics, covering conflicts of interest, confidentiality, the limits of individual board authority, volunteer roles and social media guidance.
Aaron Mandel, filling in for Ari Schneider, gave a detailed presentation to the Washington Township School District Board of Education on board member ethics, emphasizing what individual members may and may not do and how the law evaluates conflicts of interest.
Mandel told the board the role of a member is largely policymaking and oversight, not daily administration, saying, "the board member's job is not to run the district but to see that it is run well." He reviewed confidentiality…
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