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Board member presses district on mid‑year reassignment of social‑emotional counselors
Summary
At the December workshop, a board member questioned the district's mid‑year reassignment of social‑emotional learning counselors under agenda item B5, asking why a counselor could not remain at Washington while another moved to Henry Harris and raising concerns about student attachment and certification constraints.
A board member pressed district leaders at the Bayonne Board of Education's December workshop over agenda item B5, which covers a mid‑year reassignment of social‑emotional learning counselors.
The board member said the district had reduced planned moves from three counselors to two but asked why one counselor could not remain at Washington while another moved to Henry Harris, noting that families had raised concerns and that students can form strong attachments to counselors. The member said a parent stopped them in public to describe how a child had opened up to the counselor and voiced worry about the reassignment.
The transcript records the board member asking, "why can't Washington stay and the other person just go to Henry Harris," and noting that certifications may constrain assignments. The speaker said district staff had previously explained background details to them but sought public clarification because of potential impacts on students.
District staff did not announce a formal policy change during the workshop; the discussion in the transcript is a request for clarification and expresses concern rather than a final decision. The workshop proceeded to adjourn and did not include a recorded vote on B5 in the provided transcript.
