Tonight's Special BOE meeting could not be held since adequate notice had not been sent to the newspapers of record. Instead, the regular monthly meeting for November, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 28, will begin at 6:30 PM to give the Commissioner of Education and the public the extra time necessary to discuss the State monitor's report. Had we held the meeting without adequate notice, we would have been in violation of the Open Public Meetings Act. We try to observe all laws, even Murphy's. Tonight the local ministers from "Neptune/Asbury" had neatly lettered signs denouncing the BOE and claiming we were hurting the children, and former Board member Antoinette (Toni) Ross passed around hand written petitions demanding that most BOE members (including yours truly) be removed. The Board's attorney made the announcement concerning the inability to proceed with the meeting and the apologies to the people assembled. All in all it was a very Asbury experience. Speaking for myself, I likened it to an amateur performance of "Waiting for Godot." Beckett would have been proud.
Frank D'Alessandro, BOE member Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/