The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy Explained in Under Five Minutes
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Addressing the BOE Majority Narrative on the Busing Issue
The BOE Majority narrative is that the reasons behind the secretive process on who gets free busing, who has to pay and who gets nothing connect to safety. Here are the facts: (1) During the reconfiguration, the District went on and on about how there were no hazardous roads in town – even as parents wondered out loud as to...
At This Point We Need to Ask Difficult Questions About the Busing Game
Something feels really wrong about the Busing Issue and We Should ALL Demand Answers Before I get into this I want to be super clear that my family does not use Courtesy or Subscription Busing and that if we did I would feel just as strongly – because at this point this whole thing stinks. I also had most of this...
BOE Candidate Email Points to Discrepancies in Busing Controversy
Contradiction between public statements by BOE Members and reported numbers to the State on Courtesy Busing If you have yet to pay attention, the issue is that some families with Subscription busing (those that pay for busing because they don’t qualify based on their distance from the home to the school of 2 miles) are having their services canceled by...
Parent Questions to Dr. Varley on Cuts to Subscription Busing
Decision on cuts made by BOE Finance Committee –Margit Pedraza On August 3, 2023, I, along with other parents, received an email informing us that subscription busing is being cancelled for CMS, MKM and MP for the upcoming school year. I was truly disappointed and frustrated by this decision given the added hardship it places on parents especially me as...
Parent Questions to Angela Penna on Busing Cuts
Email exchange between a parent and the BOE President on the controversial cuts to subscription busing. -Jessica Lesperance With the recent notice about subscription busing, I thought it would be helpful to share correspondence that I started with administration regarding courtesy busing back in March. As you will see, I eventually got one response but never any follow up after...
05/11/2023 BOE Agenda- Laura’s Notes
What to look out for during this month’s BOE Meeting.. In the recent months it has been increasingly suspect about how our top Administration goes about handling the business of this district. It wouldn’t surprise me if Dr. Varley has a large spin-wheel in her office and, when she’s feeling so inclined, takes a spin to decide which person, department,...
It’s Time For A Vote Of No Confidence
The Berkeley Heights School District Needs to make a Decision I’ve concluded that no answers are provided at Board meetings because no one knows the answers. I run my household, and I run it pretty damn well. I care about the people in my home, and I care deeply for the decisions I make and the effect they will have...
Our District Is In Trouble & It’s Up to Our Community to Fix It
Berkeley Heights school district is on a downward spiral and needs drastic change. How do we get there… Step 1 – we need to change the makeup of the board. This is where the community can make their voices heard. The BOE has members with validated ethics complaints against them, and most members don’t question or challenge the administration. The...
Laura’s Notes on 04/27/2023 Budget Portion of BOE Meeting
Dr. Foregger and Ms. Khanna Vote “No” to Cut Supervisors But It Wasn’t Enough Below are Laura’s notes. I want to thank Tom and Dipti for supporting teachers and supervisors by voting no. Dr. Varley incredibly made this a choice between Supervisors and Teachers and not once considered her or the Business Administrators staff as a means of reducing costs....
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