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Residents raise concerns about staff social media post and remote-learning policy at Franklin Borough meeting
Summary
Multiple residents addressed the board on July 15 to express concern about a staff member’s off-duty social media post; a separate public comment raised questions about the district’s remote learning policy. The board acknowledged the post but took no formal action during the meeting.
At the July 15 Franklin Borough School District Board of Education meeting, several residents spoke to raise concerns about a staff member’s off-duty social media post.
During the non-agenda public comment period, Bobbi Formica, Gail Just and Barbara Wettstein each addressed the board to express concerns about the social media post. Earlier in the meeting Board member Wayne Bartron acknowledged the existence of a staff member’s personal social media post and brought it to the board’s attention.
Robert Ernst addressed the board during the agenda-item public-comment period to raise issues regarding the district’s remote learning policy. The minutes note the public comments but do not record a formal response, disciplinary action or policy change tied to the social media matter during this meeting.
The board closed public comment and proceeded with its scheduled agenda items; no executive session or investigation outcome was recorded in the minutes provided.
