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Ridgewood NJ, first they eliminate the school budget vote now they want to restrict who can serve on a school board . Resident Aditya Sing posts his observations on Facebook of the Ridgewood Board of Education debate ,” you should be very offended by Mr. Kaufman’s statement about excluding almost half of the Ridgewood residents as BOE Trustee, as tax payers they are as much invested as us and actually help set off the school tax cost of school parents, as someone who want to continue living and contribute to Ridgewood and doesn’t wants to put a “for Sale” sign on my home, the day my Child graduates, I am disappointed about an attempt to exclude a large section of residents, while lip serving “DEI” mandates (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion).”
Hypocrite. His own son goes to a private high school.
In the 70’s there was a controversial BOE member without children attending school. At the time , many despised him as he voted against nearly every expenditure. He was a senior who was concerned about taxes.
As an adult, I’ve realized that all taxpayers are entitled to participate.
Members with different viewpoints help maintain checks and balances in procedures. Ridgewood has a reputation for excellence in intellect . Try to restore that reputation
Sorry Sue, your utopia died years ago under your watch. While you walked around with your nose in the air because you live in Ridgewood.. you let it happen and now the younger generation is left with more like a borough than a village.. thank you very much for what you and all the others that are living in the 1950’s have done to this town over the last 30+ years!
The Board of Education, the real estate group sleep in the same bed
Fact : Kaufman has a child in the school system. Kwak does not.
Kaufman has a daughter in the schools.
Kaufman is a complete imbecile. Don’t get bogged down in his stupid comments- if you can differentiate between them.
He’s not smart enough to represent ridgewood in this manner no matter what else dumb stuff he’s saying or spewing.
Why does Kaufman only talk about one child? His second child goes to a private school.
A Board of Education needs to be receptive to the people who elected them. If not, why have a Board of Education? When you listen closely to the things Kaufman says he sees the Board as a rubber stamp for the administration. He took his son out of the system because of his problems with the very popular wrestling coach. I believe he is currently dealing with an ethics violation because of his actions. He is often unprepared at meetings because it is obvious he has not read the materials in his packet. He should not be re elected for so many reasons including that his ego truly hinders his ability to look past his own interests.
What exactly is Kaufman’s educational background? It’s Board of EDUCATION, so shouldn’t his own educational experience matter?
There is not much to say, except that Kaufman is an idiot on this one. There are no words to describe how wrong he is, this is Board Membership 101. A prime example how KAUFMAN governs on how he “feels” about things. No wonder why MM did his best to create distance from him.
The wrestling coach is really not that popular and he has a history of bullying the kids he’s been entrusted to protect. Maybe his child went private to avoid that? Ask the BOE, they know the stories
Kaufman is such a deceitful jerk. He sends a kid to private school. He never ever mentions this. Ms. Kwak had a child in RPS who now goes to private school for PRIVATE reasons
Regardless, there is absolutely no rule that an elected board member has to have children in the system. He does not even know enough to read and understand the procedures and regulations that he is supposed to be operating under.
“The wrestling coach is really not that popular and he has a history of bullying the kids he’s been entrusted to protect. Maybe his child went private to avoid that? Ask the BOE, they know the stories”
My kid wrestled for Torre for 4 years. Coaching isn’t a popularity contest. He doesn’t bully, he just completely ignores his JV squad while fully supporting the varsity squad. Wrestling isn’t a sport where you can coddle kids and expect success. Maybe the kids who think they are being bullied lack an understanding of constructive criticisms and feedback? Maybe they are just too soft for wrestling?
Ok. I have no kids in school so I won’t be eligable to serve on the school board.
Since I have no kids in school, I won’t be required to pay the schools portion of my property tax bill.
Its called taxation without representations.
Where do this FTARDS come from
How long has this FTARD lived in town
“Chris Kaufman Looks to Exclude a Large portion of Ridgewood Residents From Serving on the School Board”
This is the way Communists think
Brogan doesn’t either. She hasn’t for a very long time. Neither did Wilson, Morgan, Loncto, Hutton, etc…