Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member
Published: Friday, June 11, 2010, 6:48 AM Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 7:10 AM
ROXBURY — Gov. Chris Christie criticized the Roxbury Board of Education for censuring a member after she attended a student protest about school aid cuts and confronted school officials for allowing the rally, a report on DailyRecord.com said.
At a town hall meeting here, Christie said it was right for Maureen Castriotta to "speak up," and he asked the audience if school administrators would have allowed a student rally that was against the New Jersey Education
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