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Roselle school board reads Commissioner-mandated suspension resolution for board member Giselle Pahn
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Summary
At a public meeting, a staff member read a Commissioner of Education resolution notifying the Roselle Public School District that board member Giselle Pahn is suspended for 30 days for failing to complete required annual training; the Appellate Division affirmed the suspension on Feb. 13, 2026. The board then moved toward executive session and announced its next meeting date.
A staff member read a Commissioner of Education–issued resolution at a Roselle Public School District Board of Education meeting that notifies the district that board member Giselle Pahn has been suspended for 30 days for failing to complete required annual training, the staff member said.
The board was instructed in the resolution to read the Commissioner’s action at its next regularly scheduled public meeting, post the resolution in the usual public notice locations and on the district website for at least 30 days, and memorialize the matter in the meeting minutes. The text read at the meeting cited the School Ethics Commission findings and referenced NJSA 18A:12-33 and NJAC 6A:28-4.1.
According to the reading, the School Ethics Commission found that the respondent failed to comply with the annual training mandate. The Commissioner of Education imposed a 30-day suspension that would become effective upon adoption by the commissioner; the transcript states the respondent completed the required training on July 29 and July 30, 2024, filings that were received after the Commission’s decision but before the Commissioner’s final order. The Commissioner’s decision was recorded with a date of Sept. 4, 2024; a motion for reconsideration was denied Oct. 28, 2024; and the Appellate Division affirmed the Commissioner’s determination on Feb. 13, 2026, the reading said.
The reading included docket references given in the text: Appellate Division docket 80021-24, agency docket 239-724 and section docket T16-24, and it quoted requirements in NJAC 6A for how penalties such as suspension must be handled publicly by a local board.
After the resolution reading, the board’s chair asked for "a motion to enter into executive session for around an hour," noting the board secretary would update the public if the session ran longer. No vote or mover/second was recorded in the portions of the transcript provided.
The chair also announced that the board’s next regular meeting will be Monday, April 27, 2026, beginning at 6 p.m., with the public portion set to begin at 7 p.m.
No on-the-record vote to remove or reinstate the member was recorded in the posted transcript; the actions described in the read resolution reflect the Commissioner of Education’s and appellate rulings as read aloud at the meeting.
