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NJSBA trainer tells Bound Brook board ‘we do not want you to get an ethics violation’ and reviews recusal rules
Summary
At its April 29 meeting, the Bound Brook Board of Education received an ethics presentation from Kathy Fourier of the New Jersey School Boards Association covering mandatory trainings, disclosure deadlines, recusal vs. abstention, advisory opinions and social‑media guidance.
Kathy Fourier, the New Jersey School Boards Association field service representative for Hunterdon and Somerset counties, told the Bound Brook Board of Education at its April 29 meeting that the School Ethics Act exists to maintain the public trust and that board members should take training and disclosure requirements seriously.
“We do not want you to get an ethics violation,” Fourier said during a roughly hour‑long presentation on school ethics and common pitfalls that can trigger complaints to the School Ethics Commission. She explained who may file complaints, the commission’s sanctions (reprimand, censure, suspension or removal) and the 180‑day filing…
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