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Board accepts Miss Pascarella's resignation after ethics concerns
Summary
The Toms River Regional Schools board accepted the resignation of board member Miss Pascarella after a board member accused her of omitting nearly $300,000 in income from her financial disclosure and missing meetings; the resignation was accepted by roll call.
The Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education accepted the resignation of board member Miss Pascarella during its regular meeting.
The presiding officer alleged that "Miss Pascarella knowingly lied on her personal financial disclosure by intentionally omitting almost $300,000 in income paid to her family by the township of Toms River," and said Pascarella had missed four consecutive meetings and submitted a last‑minute resignation. The chair told members the board had slated the member for removal and that the resignation arrived "at the 11th hour." The board then voted to accept the resignation by roll call.
The action was announced during consideration of agenda items; the chair framed the resignation as a consequence of violations of the board's code of ethics. The meeting record shows the board moved on to approve other agenda items after the resignation was accepted.
The board did not provide further details about any investigation or next steps during the public meeting. The board's personnel process and any required filings under state law were not specified in the public remarks.
