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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Perth Amboy: Center of the Reformy Universe?

Jersey Jazzman: Perth Amboy: Center of the Reformy Universe?:


Perth Amboy: Center of the Reformy Universe?

And the saga of Perth Amboy gets even stranger...

When we last checked in on the City By the (Raritan) Bay, a nasty fight was brewing between schools superintendent Dr. Janine Caffrey and the PABOE. The board has charged Caffrey - not even a year into her term - with several offenses, including "...failing to meet with school principals, misrepresenting the facts at board meetings, dividing contracts to sidestep the bidding process and bypassing the board to implement teacher-assistance and counseling programs."

Caffrey responds that she is the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt, and that the board is punishing her for refusing to hire board members' friends. Worse, she says she has been cooperating with a state Attorney General's investigation into school lunch fraud, allegedly perpetuated by the board's president, Samuel Lebreault.

It's worth noting here that nothing conclusive has yet come out regarding the charges against Caffrey or the