Ironically, they have not updated the qualifications of a school board member
to include the changes to NJSA 18A-12 that restricted Palmer's participation on
the board (i.e. unexpunged drug charges and other criminal records.) They
really should update that.
I frankly don't understand the schism or factions in the AP school board, but
that is a different matter.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "cjlowell" <lowell.corey@...> wrote:
>
> The Asbury Park Board of Education is seeking two qualified candidates for
> membership to the Board. The term will run until April 2012. At that time,
> the positions will be placed on the ballot at the annual election.
>
> If you or someone you know is interested, please visit the district website:
>
> http://www.asburypark.k12.nj.us/18571083118160570/site/default.asp
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Doug M" <dougandcathy_mcqueen@> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone care to provide a brief, unvarnished narrative if the current
> > dilemma surrounding the AP school board?
> >
> > Some of us aren't up to speed on the issue.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycouple" <asburycouple@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks to Gregory, Gregory and Sheila for standing strong and fighting
> > > for change. Hopefully their efforts will result in restored sanity and
> > > balance to the board.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Mark D" <mark07712@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ASBURY PARK Increasingly powerless because of deep divisions and a
> > > > state that controls essential decisions, the city school board is
> > > > engaged in a fierce internal battle over what little control it does
> > > > have.
> > > >
> > > > For the second time in a week since president Remond Palmer was forced
> > > > off the board because of a long ago cocaine conviction, members opposed
> > > > to Palmer walked out of a meeting Tuesday night before the opposition
> > > > could appoint a new member to preserve that Palmer majority.
> > > >
> > > > As it now stands, the 9-member board has two vacancies and the seven
> > > > sitting members split four to three.
> > > >
> > > > The current fight is over filling the vacant seat that had been held by
> > > > city Police Sgt. Connie Breech who resigned in June. If the three
> > > > members opposed to the Palmer majority can get that seat, it brings the
> > > > power struggle back to four against four to fill the last seat vacated
> > > > by Palmer.
> > > >
> > > > Last week, two members in the minority left before the meeting so there
> > > > was not a quorum and the majority could not appoint Qzeena Taylor, a
> > > > Union Avenue resident who had never attended a board meeting but was
> > > > told by Palmer to attend the meeting.
> > > >
> > > > This week, the meeting got underway but as the majority led by vice
> > > > president Geneva Smallwood once again attempted to appoint Taylor to
> > > > the board, the state fiscal monitor Lester Richens working in the
> > > > district said the board had lost its opportunity to appoint Taylor
> > > > because 65 days has passed since Breech resigned. Now, under law, the
> > > > appointment is in the hands of the executive county superintendent,
> > > > Richens said.
> > > >
> > > > Alan Schnirman, the board attorney whom Palmer brought on to fight the
> > > > majority's causes this past spring, urged the board members to go ahead
> > > > and make the appointment. Otherwise, they could lose that right, he
> > > > said.
> > > >
> > > > "The law is what the law is but it is always open to interpretation,''
> > > > Schnirman said.
> > > >
> > > > As the board majority started to make the appointment, the three
> > > > opponents Gregory Hopson, Gregory Brewington and Sheila Brazile all
> > > > opponents to the majority, left the meeting and the meeting was over.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > > 1503 Emory
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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