Reply To: School Board Monitors in Lakewood & East Ramapo

The Referendum failed with 99% voting against it.

Less Chumras: While Courtesy Busing is not a major issue outside of Lakewood, the major issue is the effectiveness of state monitor in resolving the district’s problems. The issue is can the state deny school busing based on religion.

The underlining issue is that the states (both NY & NJ) in both communities wants a school monitor with veto power over the school board. This country was founded under the principle of No Taxation Without Representation and if they have a state monitor with veto power the state not the board decides how to spend or mismanage the budget. In the 1870 south there were many Blacks in elected office by the 1900 there was none. Why because the blacks were intimidated from voting.

So the underlining issue is not busing but the Voter’s Act and are School Monitors with Veto Power, Constitutional?