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Outgoing Voorhees board member cites bullying and governance concerns in lengthy final remarks; colleagues rebut
Summary
Julianne Bertie, who is not seeking reelection, used her final board meeting remarks to allege bullying, threats and suppression of dissent; other board members defended the board's conduct and said her public criticisms hinder collaboration.
At the public meeting, outgoing board member Julianne Bertie used her final board comments to recount accomplishments and to criticize the board’s culture, saying she had faced personal attacks and procedural obstacles while serving.
"I have been bullied, ostracized, and even threatened for doing what I was elected to do," Bertie said during her remarks, listing examples she said included an ethics complaint that was dismissed but cost the district legal expenses and an incident that led her to file a police report. She said she supported policies on preschool expansion, disaggregated suspension data, protections for immigrant…
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