Reply To: School Board Monitors in Lakewood & East Ramapo

With this monitor you never know, he had a deal in Aug. Last month he lost a referendum and threaten to cancel courtesy busing. The board ratified the deal he made with the town of Lakewood but the monitor threaten to veto it. The board then authorized a lawsuit should he veto it. It is reported that the monitor wouldn’t veto it but he has not made a public pronouncement in this matter.

They (APP) say the deficit is $12.4 million. If all they are getting is $1 million from Lakewood & the state is only giving $2 million how is the monitor going to balance the Budget? Even if courtesy busing deal is approved by the monitor it will only be effective for the balance of the year until the end of June. Also the over 30,000 students both public and private will have new bus schedules starting 2/29/2016. Is this anyway to run a school district?