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Board attorney briefs West Windsor-Plainsboro trustees on ethics, conflicts and social media rules
Summary
At the reorganization meeting the board attorney delivered required annual ethics training, highlighting the School Ethics Act, advisory opinions on volunteering and conflicts, and the importance of perception and confidentiality for board members.
Jeff Cachesi, the board attorney, delivered the district's annual ethics briefing during the reorganization meeting, outlining limits on individual board action and practical guidance for conflicts of interest and social media.
Cachesi told board members that the board is a policymaking body that must act as a group and avoid engaging in administration or taking unilateral actions. He emphasized that ethical review focuses not only on a board member's intent but on whether conduct "gives a justifiable…
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