JAKE REMALY • DAILY RECORD • DECEMBER 17, 2010
Jim O'Neill, superintendent of the School District of the Chathams, came out swinging today in response to the criticism leveled at him and his school board earlier this week by Gov. Chris Christie over the board's decision to extend O'Neill's contract beyond Christie's proposed pay caps.
In a statement to the Daily Record on Friday, O'Neill questioned Christie's base of support for his proposed caps - setting a limit on all superintendent salaries, based on the size of their district - a plan he called 'socialist.' O'Neill also said it was 'ludicrous' to believe he could trick the school board into paying him more than he deserved.
"If I was that good at hoodwinking bright people, I would not be superintendent," O'Neill said. "I would be
