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Residents press questions about board plan to limit legal spending on an ethics complaint; board defers to executive session

Berkeley Heights Board of Education · July 26, 2024
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Summary

Several residents said the School Ethics Commission found probable cause in a complaint and asked whether the board plans to cease funding defense costs for that complaint; the board attorney said legal details and pending litigation will be discussed in executive session and item 5 was deferred.

Community members raised legal and ethical concerns about a proposed board action to stop funding legal defense for an ethics complaint against a board member.

Ramya Castori (remote) told the board she had seen public reports that the School Ethics Commission (SEC) found probable cause on several allegations and transmitted those allegations to the Office of Administrative Law. She asked…

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