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BOE gives preferential treatment to ex-board member Charles Reilly’s comments
BOE gives preferential treatment to ex-board member Charles Reilly’s comments
May 24.2012
the staff of the ridgewood blog
Ridgewood Nj, we have just been told by the BOE that trustee Jim Morgan can participate in contract negotiations with Ridgewood schools superintendent Daniel Fishbein . Are we the only ones who find this offensive ? The Board of Education (BOE) actually took time out of its busy schedule to entertain the ramblings of a former BOE member Charlie Reilly who currently to our knowledge represents no one to pass judgement on the qualifications of a freely elected BOE trustee Jim Morgan .
The BOE decided that Jim Morgan is “permitted” to participate in upcoming contract negotiations with Superintendent of Schools Daniel Fishbein despite the objection of at least one member of the public? One member of the public?
When the entire town objected to the “dumb dumb math program” its was still rammed down every one’s throats . So maybe the real question is when did the BOE become so concerned with what one or any member of the public has to say ? Lets face it this is the gang that wants to eliminate public comments from the BOE meetings.
Jim Morgan, was elected by the voters of Ridgewood to a one-year term in April, because he is long-time school district watchdog who in the past has been critical of Fishbein and the administration along with many other residents .
So now the BOE has the power to pass judgement on free speech or disqualify people because the disagree with a board policy ? I don’t think so
Perhaps a renewed focus on the “Tradition of Excellence ” in education would be in order instead of wasting the BOE’s precious time with the misplaced ramblings and preferential treatment for ex-board members.
A long time former BOE member who also happens to be an attorney raises a valid question and the BOE prudently took time to ask their counsel for an opinion and that is a problem? How much “BOE time” do you think was expended on this; 30 seconds, 45 seconds? It couldn’t have taken very long for a BOE member or an administrator to forward the letter to the editor to the BOE attorney with a simple; “we need an opinion on this.” Probably took another 45 seconds to read the opinion. Stop with the nonsense.