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Former Wayne employee alleges Open Public Meetings Act violations; board urged to investigate

Wayne Board of Education · February 25, 2026
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Summary

A former district employee, Peter Opohory, told the Wayne Board of Education he waived a private session but his employment matter was handled privately; he said records were excluded, alleged an illegal ban on his presence by the superintendent, and said he referred the case to the Passaic County Prosecutor's public integrity unit.

At the Feb. 19 Wayne Board of Education meeting, former employee Peter Opohory accused the board and administration of violating the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act by anonymizing and excluding details of his employment matter despite his written waiver and request for public discussion.

"I waived the right to a private session of the employment matter and requested in writing…

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