October 16, 2023
The School Ethics Commission has adopted a number of decisions finding violations of the act, and it has recommended penalties for those board members who failed to adhere to their prescribed ethical mandates.
October 06, 2023
The agenda for the School Ethics Commission’s meeting on Sept. 26, 2023, included the adoption of three decisions and several other items of note.
September 08, 2023
The agenda for the School Ethics Commission’s meeting Aug. 22, 2023, included the review of three ethics complaints pursuant to the SEC’s previous regulations; the adoption of seven decisions; and the removal of Advisory Opinion A01-01 from the SEC’s website.
August 15, 2023
At the School Ethics Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting July 25, 2023, six decisions were adopted. Of the six decisions, four resulted in the dismissal of the ethics charges that had been filed against the named respondents, all of whom were board members.
July 10, 2023
In a continuing effort to ensure that all school officials are aware of, and comply with, the requirements of the School Ethics Act, the School Ethics Commission voted to make eight advisory opinions public at its meeting on June 27, 2023.
November 25, 2020
An overview of decisions involving conflict of interest, rudeness to a member of the public and social media.
February 17, 2016
Recently, along with John Burns, NJSBA counsel, I had the honor of presenting a program on changes in the NJSBA’s model policies on nepotism in…