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Chatham board honors outgoing superintendent as discipline incidents fall
Summary
At his final board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Michael Lasusa was praised by board members and the community as the district reported declines in confirmed HIB incidents, suspensions and cheating; the board approved routine personnel and donation items unanimously.
Dr. Michael Lasusa received extended thanks from board members, municipal officials and residents at his final School District of the Chathams Board of Education meeting, where administrators also presented the district’s annual discipline report showing overall declines in confirmed HIB (harassment, intimidation and bullying) incidents and suspensions.
Board president and trustees opened the meeting with tributes to Lasusa’s 24 years of service and listed initiatives attributed to his leadership, including curricular expansions, Holocaust and genocide studies, TEDx programming and facility improvements. "I feel like I'm leaving this place in a better condition than I found it," Lasusa said, thanking colleagues as he described a planned, purposeful handoff to Dr. Sortino.
Why it matters: The discipline report frames the district’s student‑safety priorities as leadership…
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