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Suffern School Board Hits Suspended Superintendent With 15 New Disciplinary Charges Suffern School Board Hits Suspended Superintendent With 15 New Disciplinary Charges
Suffern School Board Hits Suspended Superintendent With 15 New Disciplinary Charges Suspended Suffern Schools Superintendent Douglas Adams is facing new disciplinary charges from the Board of Education following a lengthy meeting last month. The board approved 15 additional disciplinary charges against Adams, according to the minutes from a June 12 meeting which were released by the district to the public this week. The new accusations bring the total against Adams to 20, including the charges that led to his initial suspension. Adams will have his day in court, however; as the Board has to hold a hearing to allow the superintendent to respond to the charges due to a claus…
Superintendent Suddenly Suspended By Suffern School Board Superintendent Suddenly Suspended By Suffern School Board
Superintendent Suddenly Suspended By Suffern School Board Suffern Schools Superintendent Douglas Adams has been suspended by the Board of Education for undisclosed reasons. By a 4-3 margin on Thursday, March 7, the Suffern Board of Ed voted to suspend Adams, who will be replaced by district administrator Lisa Castaldo Green, who will serve as the acting superintendent pending further investigation. In a statement, Adams’ lawyer, Richard Ellsworth said that the superintendent has brought two petitions to the State Education Commission.  The first was to remove School Board President Amani Messieha Dgheim from her office for “her unlawful acti…
Rockland School Budget Votes: Here's What You Need To Know Rockland School Budget Votes: Here's What You Need To Know
Rockland School Budget Votes: Here's What You Need To Know Residents of Rockland County school districts can vote on proposed school budgets and capital projects on Tuesday. Nearly half the districts have spending plans that approach the state-imposed tax cap. These school districts have special "capital spending" bond requests: Clarkstown Schools seek to establish a capital reserve fund up to $10 million. East Ramapo seeks a 2.7 percent increase. North Rockland seeks a 3 percent increase. Nyack Schools are asking voters for permission to spend up to $2 million from capital reserves for security upgrades. Pearl River seeks a 3.3 percent…