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1 MELINDO A. PERSI v. DANIEL WOSKA -- rank: 1000

... Woska's private actions prior to the reorganization meeting violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e), 3 which provides as follows: A school board member ... dated February 29, 2012, the SEC determined that Woska violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) by unilaterally directing issuance of the Rice notice without ... Rice notice to Persi did not constitute private action under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). We found that the Commissioner's interpretation of "private ... meeting communications with the Board members-elect and Ceres violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). Id. at 16, 18, 20. We did not direct ... the matter to the SEC to determine whether Woska violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) by his pre-reorganization meeting communications with the Board ... before the reorganization meeting. The SEC determined that Woska violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) by taking private action, as defined by N. ...

docket:	a3767-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-10
status:	unpublished
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2 COURT OF MELINDO PERSI v. DANIEL WOSKA -- rank: 923

... that had the potential to compromise the Board, contrary to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). Because we conclude that the Commissioner's decision lacks ... c) 3 , (d) 4 , (e) 5 and (f) 6 of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1, the Code of Ethics for School Board Members. When the ... Commission next considers complainant's allegation that the respondent violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e), which provides: I will recognize that authority rests with ... respondent's motion to dismiss the allegations that he violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). After Woska filed an answer, the parties agreed that ... 29, 2012, the Commission determined that Woska did not violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(a), (c) or (d), but did violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) by directing the issuance of the Rice notice ...

docket:	a6038-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-12-11
status:	unpublished
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3 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1748-20.opn.html -- rank: 912

... involving the school district. The ALJ also concluded Richardson violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). She found the petition included 'accusations' against Gangadin and ... violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(g), and N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e), but recommended the penalty be increased from a reprimand ... A. 18A:12- A-1748-20 9 24(g), and N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). Our review, therefore, is de novo. See, e.g ... the [SEA].'); N.J.A.C. 6A:28-5.2. N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1, enacted several years after the SEA in 2001, is the ... must meet certain standards. 'Factual evidence of a violation of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) shall include evidence that the respondent made personal promises ... either N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(g), or N.J.S.A. 18A:12- 24.1(e). See Zabilowicz v. Kelsey, 200 N.J. 507, ...

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4 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION v. EMMANUEL CAPERS - -- rank: 910

... alleging Capers violated subsections (a), (c), (e), and (f) of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1, which delineates a Code of Ethics (Code) for School Board Members. Specifically, under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(a), School Board Members are required to 'uphold and enforce ... State Board of Education, and court orders pertaining to schools.' N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(a) also specifies that '[d]esired changes shall be brought about only through legal and ethical procedures.' Under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c), School Board Members must 'confine . . . board action to policy ... has consulted those who will be affected by them.' Under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e), School Board Members must 'recognize that authority rests with ... taking 'any private action that may compromise the board.' Under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(f), School Board Members must 'refuse to surrender [their] ...

docket:	a0835-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-09-02
status:	Unpublished
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5 IN THE MATTER OF MARILYN ROMAN AND SUDHAN THOMAS, and JERSEY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, HUDSON COUNTY -- rank: 817

... violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) and N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e)'; transferring the matter to the Office of Administrative Law ... appellants' motion for a summary decision, finding no violation under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e); and partially granted the SEC's motion, finding appellants ... 24(c). The ALJ found that appellants did not violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) because 'no conduct asserted suggest[ed] [appellants] made promises ...

docket:	a2858-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-21
status:	Unpublished
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6 COREY J. LOWELL v. GENEVA SMALLWOOD -- rank: 814

... SEC, asserting that appellant and Smallwood had violated the Code, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(a)-(j), in their dealings with a potential candidate for ... stating that her "actions were legal and in accordance with [ N.J.S.A. ] 18A:12-24.1(a)." The answer listed "Defenses" which included the statement: "Respondent ... fact and concluding that appellant and Smallwood had both violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) and (e) 2 ; a penalty of censure was recommended ... beyond the scope of their authority and in violation of [ N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c)] when, without Board authority and without the approval of ... Superintendent." The SEC further held that appellant and Smallwood "violated [ N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e)] when they made personal promises to the candidate by ... citations omitted). Here, the Commissioner's finding that appellant violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) and (e) is supported by credible evidence in ...

docket:	a1306-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-27
status:	unpublished
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7 MICHAEL SKOWRONSKI v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST GREENWICH -- rank: 771

... violations of the Code of Ethics for School Board members, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(g). On June 19, 2019, Skowronski moved to dismiss the ... c]omplainant may be able to establish a violation of N.J.S.A. 18A:12- -24.1(g).' The matter was referred to the Office of Administrative ... issued an initial decision finding that Skowronski had not violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(g), and dismissing the third count of the complaint. The ... by itself, is not confidential information within the purview of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(g).' The ALJ added that McGravey's email to Christopher ... decision, issued a final decision determining that Skowronski had violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(g), and recommended a penalty of reprimand. The Commission determined ... a Code of Ethics for School Board Members, embodied in N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1. Subsection (g) provides: I will hold confidential all matters ...

docket:	a3602-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-01-16
status:	Unpublished
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8 JENNIFER DERICKS v. MICHAEL SCHIAVONI -- rank: 700

... had violated certain provisions within the School Ethics Act, specifically N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) and (d), by unduly interfering with the school district ... had violated the Code of Ethics for School Board Members, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1. The complaint was consolidated with another complaint raising similar allegations ... that decision, the Ethics Commission concluded that appellant had violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) and (d), and recommended a penalty of censure. Appellant ... charged in their complaint, complainants alleged that appellant had violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) and (d). 2 These statutes provide that school board ... J. 355 (1987). In initially evaluating whether his conduct violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c), the Ethics Commission determined that appellant's action in ... case exceeded the boundaries of policy-making and thereby violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) and (d). Affirmed. 1 As reflected in the ...

docket:	a0538-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-06-01
status:	unpublished
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9 ELISABETH SCHWARTZ v. FAHIM K. ABEDRABBO -- rank: 659

... the Commission erred in dismissing her complaint alleging respondents violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e)1, when Board members Awwad and Abedrabbo made anti ... Board's public meeting conducted virtually on May 20, 2021. N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1 sets forth the 'Code of Ethics for School Board Members ... the Commission's alleged error in dismissing her claim under N.J.S.A. 18A:12- 24.1(e). We thus limit our review to that issue, deeming ... attached to her complaint. Schwartz claimed Awwad and Abedrabbo violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e) because 'they took action that has the potential to ...

docket:	a2006-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-06
status:	Unpublished
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10 IN THE MATTER OF SHEILA BROGAN -- rank: 623

... the Code of Ethics for School Board Members (the Code), N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1. In this matter, the SE Commission did not find a ...

docket:	a1959-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-06-21
status:	Unpublished
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11 MAUREEN CASTRIOTTA v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ROXBURY -- rank: 596

... the Code of Ethics for School Board Members codified in N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1. Despite finding in petitioner's favor, the Acting Commissioner denied ...

docket:	a5222-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-09
status:	published
citation:	427 N.J.Super. 592 50 A.3d 61
Document Size:	43092

12 IN THE MATTER OF THE CENSURE OF RAYMOND A. DELBURY PURSUANT TO <a href= -- rank: 539

... Ethics Commission (Commission) claiming that Delbury had violated the code, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1, which provides: a. I will uphold and enforce all laws ...

docket:	a5873-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-08-10
status:	unpublished
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13 GEORGE W. FISHER v. ERIC HAMILTON -- rank: 525

... with the code of ethics binding school board members, especially N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e)[.]" The underlying facts, as pled in the complaint, to ... compromise the Board." Therefore, the Board found no violation of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(e). Based upon these findings, the Commission dismissed the amended ...

docket:	a4441-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-07-17
status:	Published
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14 PATRICIA LEE, et al. v. BARRI BECK, et al. -- rank: 340

... she committed eleven separate violations of the School Ethics Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1. The Commission dismissed the first count of the complaint on ...

docket:	A1180-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-03-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
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