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Candidate at Middlesex board meeting alleges improper eligibility review and censorship of student article, cites New Jersey 'New Voices' law
Summary
A public commenter who ran for the Middlesex Borough Board of Education criticized the district for involving the board attorney in a challenge to the commenter's candidacy and for blocking a student article under Policy 5721, saying the action likely conflicts with the New Jersey New Voices Law of 2021.
A resident who recently ran for the Middlesex Borough Board of Education used the board's public-comment period to allege the district improperly involved its board attorney in a review of the candidate's eligibility and to say the district censored a student newspaper article about that candidacy in violation of newer state protections for student press.
The resident asserted the authority to adjudicate…
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