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Friday, November 2, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: NJDOE Meddles In Local Politics

Jersey Jazzman: NJDOE Meddles In Local Politics:


NJDOE Meddles In Local Politics

Not even superstorm Sandy can calm the rancor in Perth Amboy's schools:
A final decision from the state assistant education commissioner on a judge’s ruling upholding the school board’s May vote to place Superintendent of Schools Janine Walker Caffrey on administrative leave has been delayed.
On Wednesday, Board of Education President Samuel Lebreault said the board received a decision from the assistant state education commissioner that sent the case back to the administrative law judge because certain issues required further study.
“We are disappointed by the delay that these proceedings will pose to implementation of the lawful will of this board and we are confident that we ultimately will prevail,” Lebreault said.
So the duly elected local school board made a personnel decision. An administrative judge upheld their decision.