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Public commenter accuses Bayonne baseball program of using students to influence board, questions ethics over vice president’s coach hires
Summary
At the March meeting, Tasha Mateo told the Bayonne Board of Education that students were placed to sway the board and urged the district to confirm whether bullying complaints linked to the baseball program were investigated under the New Jersey Anti‑Bullying Act; she also raised conflict‑of‑interest concerns involving Vice President Maggio.
At the Bayonne Board of Education’s March meeting in the Nicholas Aresco Auditorium, public commenter Tasha Mateo criticized the district’s handling of alleged misconduct in the baseball program and urged the board to confirm whether bullying complaints tied to the program were properly investigated.
“Students were placed at the plate right in front of you all to sway your decision,” Mateo said, adding that using students to influence board action “is not leadership” and “is actually egotistic and manipulative.” She said silence from students does not mean there was…
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