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Carmel board adopts resolution disavowing remarks attributed to trustee after heated public comments
Summary
After hours of public testimony about a June 22 protest, the Carmel Central School District Board passed a resolution saying remarks attributed to Trustee Jim Wise 'could be considered or interpreted as antisemitic' and do not represent the board; the roll‑call vote was 4–2.
The Carmel Central School District Board of Education voted 4–2 on July 9 to adopt a resolution disavowing remarks attributed to Trustee Jim Wise that the board said "could be considered or interpreted as antisemitic." The resolution states the remarks neither represent the board’s views nor were they authorized or condoned by the board.
The vote followed a lengthy public‑comment period in which dozens of residents offered sharply divergent accounts of a June 22 demonstration at the Putnam County Courthouse. Some speakers described chants and appeals they said targeted Jewish…
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