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Washington Township board swears in new members; Patricia Bloom elected president, Terry Schechter named vice president
Summary
Newly sworn board members were administered the oath, the board elected Patricia Bloom as president after multiple rounds of voting and chose Terry Schechter as vice president. The board approved routine action items including a tentative meeting calendar and assigned committee and school representative roles.
Washington Township School District board members swore in three newly elected directors and completed leadership elections during a meeting that also cleared routine agenda items and set committee and school representative assignments.
The board administered oaths to newly elected members Terry Schechter, Julie Cazemple and Connie Baker, with oath language referencing the U.S. and New Jersey constitutions and statutory eligibility checks under RS 19:4-1 and NJSA 18A:12-1. One newly sworn member’s background-check result was reported as still pending.
After roll call the board opened nominations for president. Nominations and repeated rounds of voting highlighted differences among members about experience and conflicts of interest. After several unsuccessful ballots and discussion about board policy requiring a majority of the quorum, Patricia Bloom was re-nominated…
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