Reply To: Suing The East Ramapo School Board

Unlike a private entity who must answer to shareholders, who may not want to protect board members, the Board of Education can spend their budget anyway they see fit so if they want to spend $2 million on legal fee they can. In theory since the activist are protesting at the board member’s private homes the board can hire private security to protect themselves both at home and at school meetings. Each Board of Education is audited every year by the state, besides last year’s fiscal school monitor’s report in East Ramapo , so if they misused public funds it would have been uncovered and criminal charges should have been brought. The only reason the state couldn’t take over the district is because no criminal charge was made now if you are saying they committed a criminal act why isn’t the state taking over?

As far as the new school monitor, Mr Walcott he has his work cut out for him. He can’t override the board as in Lakewood and he has to fix all the district’s problems. There are only two services that the frum community use, busing & special education both of which are mandatory and difficult to cut.

He must win over both the board and the public school supporters. If he recommends cutting school busing or special education, he will alienate the Board and the frum community and his recommendations wouldn’t be passed. Cut public school services and he alienates the school supporters and they will sue him too. I wonder is Mr Wallcott a district employee or a state employee and who will provide legal protection for him?