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State legislators issue joint statement backing Toms River board over school funding formula
Summary
A joint statement read at the meeting by an official present said state legislators from Districts 9 and 10 criticized Governor Phil Murphy and the NJDOE funding formula, called the funding situation "unacceptable," and pledged support for the board's position.
Before public comment, a joint statement from elected officials representing New Jersey legislative Districts 9 and 10 was read into the record. The statement, read by a meeting speaker, named several legislators and criticized the state's funding formula as opaque and politically driven, saying the result was a "revenue problem" that had "gutted" the district.
The statement singled out Governor Phil Murphy's administration and the New Jersey Department of Education for what it described as a lack of transparency and accountability, and urged the state to properly fund Toms River schools. The speaker said the legislators "stand with Toms River Regional School's Board of Education in rejecting any further attempts by the Murphy administration to force impossible tax increases on already overburdened residents." The statement was read into the record prior to the public-comment portion of the meeting.
