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BHCW Night Watch Episode 6: Attorney Walter Luers on OPRA & OPMA, BHPS, and NJ

In this episode of Night Watch, Attorney Walter Luers discusses OPRA (Open Public Records Act) and OPMA (Open Public Meetings Act) in connection to the Berkeley Heights Public School District and the State of NJ. Unlike the Berkeley Height’s Public School Districts Attorney, he didn’t just sit there for 30 minutes staring at his phone. Learn more about Walter
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More Than Just Ethics: The First of Three OPRA Cases Validates Parent Concerns on District’s Costly and Improper OPRA Redactions

The Government Records Council (GRC), also known as the authority on government records, a/k/a documents requested under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), recently confirmed suspicions that the Berkeley Heights Public School (BHPS) Records Custodian (Currently Julie Kot and ‘designee’ Steve Hopkins) inappropriately redacted (to black or white-out) responsive records.  This ruling and fact are substantial because Ms. Kot has...
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Tom Foregger Saves The Day Again

One of our concerns has been remedied for now as Tom guides the Board away from violating its own policies. Comments from residents on this clip of the District hiring yet ANOTHER person to help our Business Administrator do her job: “Not only is it a violation of policy, the district has not done it’s due diligence in investigating whether...
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