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Board rejects superintendent’s HIB finding at Kawameeh Middle School in 4–5 vote
Summary
After being added to the Nov. 19 agenda following executive session, the Township of Union Board of Education voted 4–5 against affirming the superintendent’s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) determination for a Kawameeh Middle School case (KMS #1).
A motion to affirm the Superintendent’s determination of an HIB incident identified as 'KMS #1' (2024–2025) failed at the Township of Union Board of Education meeting on Nov. 19, 2024. The motion—moved by Mr. Michael Cohan and seconded by Mr. Greg Nasta—received AYE votes from Mr. Cohan, Mrs. Guida Faria, Mrs. Nancy Minneci and Mrs. Kimberly Scott-Hayden, and NAY votes from Ms. Dicxiana Carbonell, Mrs. Elsie Conteh-Mackey, Mr. Ronnie McDowell, Mr. Greg Nasta and Ms. Chastity Santana.
The item was added to the agenda following executive session; the public minutes record the vote tally but do not include substantive discussion on the record. The board previously affirmed other HIB determinations for Oct. 16–Nov. 12, 2024 earlier in the meeting (E-1-1A). The Nov. 19 minutes state the motion for KMS #1 failed and provide the roll-call vote; they also note that minutes of executive-session discussion will be disclosed when doing so would not invade privacy or violate law.
Implications: the failed motion means the board did not affirm the superintendent’s determination for that specific HIB matter at this meeting; further administrative or procedural steps (including any potential appeal, further investigation or remedial action) are not detailed in the public minutes.
