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Board says complaint against state expected to be filed next week, following executive-session approval

Toms River Regional School District Board of Education · September 11, 2024
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Summary

During public comment a resident asked about a previously mentioned lawsuit against the state; district staff said the board approved moving forward in executive session and expects to file a drafted complaint with the Bush law firm early next week.

A member of the public asked the board for an update on whether the district had filed a lawsuit against the state. The board's staff answered that the board in executive session unanimously approved moving forward with a drafted complaint and that final tweaks were being made with outside counsel.

"The board and executive session tonight, unanimously approved, to go forward with the complaint that has been drafted," a staff speaker said, adding that the district and the Bush law firm anticipated filing the complaint "early next early to mid next week." The district did not provide further filing details in open session; the transcript indicates staff and outside counsel were finalizing the document.

Earlier public comments also raised facilities concerns, including broken windows at several schools; staff said repairs were being scheduled and vendor payments were being processed.