Advice of Counsel Defense May Allow School Officials to Avoid Penalties Recommended by the School Ethics Commission
December 27, 2023
On appeal to the Appellate Division, the court considered whether the commissioner of education erroneously expanded the meaning of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) by finding that the named respondents committed a violation, and whether the commissioner erroneously rejected the named respondents’ advice of counsel defense.