Board approves personnel/residency item 15.23 after 7'2 vote; one member dissents

The Voorhees Township School District board voted 7'2 to approve personnel item 15.23 during the October meeting after a separate discussion and roll call vote.

The personnel committee had met in advance and recommended approval of the superintendent's personnel slate with one item (15.23) pulled for separate consideration. During the public meeting, a board member who said she was not on the personnel committee described concerns about the limited information available to the full board regarding the residency matter.

Miss Verdi (board member) cast the lone no vote. Verdi said she could not support removing a child from the district 'based on a mere technicality without real evidence' and stated she was 'not satisfied that there was sufficient evidence' presented to deem a child nonresident. The roll call returned seven yes votes and one no; the motion carried.

The board did not provide additional details during the public session about the underlying evidence or the specific student involved. The committee report referenced a 'matter of residency' that had been discussed in committee; the motion on the public agenda was listed as personnel item 15.23. The board recorded the vote as follows: Bryce ' yes; Kedover ' yes; Munyon ' yes; Rosen ' yes; Rudder ' yes; Stewart ' yes; Verdi ' no; Watson ' yes. The public meeting record shows that items 15.1' 15.22 were approved by unanimous vote prior to the separate consideration and approval of 15.23.

The board did not take additional public action or provide further explanation of documentation during the meeting. The superintendent or personnel committee may provide follow-up documentation in a closed session or in committee records as permitted by board policy and applicable privacy rules.