Okay, we're gonna call the reorganization meeting of the Cherry Hill Public Schools Board of Education to order. public notice of this meeting pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act has been given by the Board Secretary on December 22nd, 2025, in the following manner. posted notice on the school bulletin board at the administration building, transmitted to the Courier Post, Philadelphia Inquirer. and the Clerk of Cherry Hill Township. Everyone could rise for the pledge.
Okay, so this is, again, the reorganization meeting of the Board of Education. Uh, the election results… incumbents. Gina Winters. 17,461 votes. Adam Greenbaum, incumbent, 16,982 votes, and welcome to Ms. Candy Cummings. 14,527 votes. We're now going to do the O's of Office.
For our new board members. Everybody could please… Meet me. Okay, if you… quirky enough. If you could raise your right hand and repeat after me.
I state your name. do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. You solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. And the Constitution of the State of New Jersey? And the Constitution of the state of New Jersey. And that I will bear truth, faith, and allegiance to the same. Uh, their truth, faith, and allegiance. And to the governments established in the United States. And this state. Under the authority of the people, so help me God. Under the authority of the people, so help be God.
I state your name. Aye, Candy Cummings. Do solemnly swear? That I possess the qualifications prescribed by law. But I possess the qualifications of God. for the office of member of Cherry Hill Board of Education. For the office, a member of Cherry Hill Board of Education. am not disqualified as a voter. I'm not qualified as a voter. Pursuant to RS194-1. Pursuant to RS194-1. Am not disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense.
And not disqualified due to conviction. Listed in NJSA. 18A12.1. And that I will faithfully. impartially. And I will faithfully and partially and justly perform all of the duties of that office. And justly perform all of the duties of that office. According to the best of my ability, so help me God. According to the medical liability, so only God. Congratulations.
If you could just sign those O's and return those to me before the end of the meeting as well. Okay, so now we will take the official roll call. Dr. Braddock. Here. Ms. Surefain. Here. Ms. Cummings. Here. Dr. Dryson. Here. Mr. Greenbaum. Here, Ms. Manzano. Here.
Ms. Palmer. Here. Ms. Stern. Here. Ms. Winters. Here. We have a quorum. Okay, so this is the part of the meeting where I will entertain nominations for President of the Board of Education. Any board member may nominate any other board member of the Board of Education. Mr. Braddock. Dr. Braddock, excuse me. That's okay. I nominate Miss Gina Winters.
Dr. Braddock nominates Ms. Winters. Are there any other nominations for president? I nominate Ms. Renee Sherfein. Mr. Dryzen nominates… Dr. Dryson, excuse me, nominates… Mr. Fain. Are there any other nominations for president? Hearing none. I will close nominations.
for president? So we'll do a roll call vote for each in the order in which they were nominated. So, do I have a motion? Uh, to appoint Ms. Winters as. Board of Education President. Moved by Ms. Gordon? Second, Dr. Braddock. Dr. Braddock? Yes. Mr. Fain? Uh, yes. Ms. Cummings? Yes.
Dr. Dryson? No. Mr. Greenbaum? Yes. Ms. Manzano? Yes. Ms. Palmer? Yes. Ms. Stern? Yes. Ms. Winters? Yes. Motion carries. Congratulations, Ms. Winter. Ms. Ms. Winters will now take control.
I'd like to open up nominations for the Office of Vice President of the Cherry Hill Board of Education. Ms. Palmer. I'd like to nominate Mr. Adam Greenbaum. Dr. Dryzen? I'd like to nominate Ms. Renee Trafe. Are there any other nominations for the Office of Vice President? Seeing none, Mr. Simp, can you please call the vote? This roll call is for Mr. Greenbaum. Dr. Braddock? Yes.
Mr. Fain? No. Ms. Cummings? Yes. Dr. Dryson? No. Mr. Greenbaum. Yes, Ms. Manzano? Yes. Ms. Palmer? Yes. Ms. Stern? Yes. Ms. Winters. Yes. Motion carries. Congratulations.
Next on our agenda, we have some appointments. Agenda item 4.1 is District Representative to the Camden County School Boards Association Executive Committee, which is a presidential appointment. Sorry, give me one second here.
That would be Dr. Dean Dreisen. 4.2 is the… New Jersey School Boards Association. That is also Dr. Drysen in 4.3 is Camden County Educational Services Commission. And that is Ms. Melissa Manzano. And then the fourth one is for the public agency compliance officer, and that is Mr. Schiff. Do I have a motion to approve these appointments?
Ms. Stern, is there a second? Mr. Fain? Mr. Sim, can you please call the vote on appointment? Dr. Braddock. Yes. Mr. Fay? Yes. Ms. Cummings? Dr. Tryson? Yes. Mr. Greenbaum? Yes. Ms. Manzano? Yes. Ms. Palmer? Yes. Ms. Stern? Yes. Ms. Winters? Yes. Motion carries. Okay.
We have a few more things to approve this evening. We have our Code of Ethics, which is agenda item 5.1. Every board member has received a copy of the Code of Ethics. We have the designation of the official newspapers, which are the Courier Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer. And we have the approval of the resolution for the board meeting advertisements. Is there anyone who would like to make a motion to approve action items 5… through 7 this evening, Dr. Braddock, is there a second? Mr. Fain. Mr. Simp, can you please call the vote on items 5 through 7?
Dr. Brett? Yes. Mr. Fain? Yes. Ms. Cummings? Yes. Dr. Dryson? Yes. Mr. Greenbaum? Yes. Ms. Manzano? Yes. Ms. Palmer? Yes. Ms. Stern? Yes. Ms. Winters? Yes. Motion carries. Thank you. We now have first public comment, the only public comment period we have for this evening. There's just one tonight. Um, if anyone would like to speak now, please clearly state your name and municipality. We will alternate between speakers in the room and those online. Each speaker is given a maximum of 3 minutes to speak, and the timer on the screen will indicate the amount of time that you have remaining.
If there are any students in the room who would like to speak, they are given the opportunity to speak first before anyone else. So we're gonna start in the room. If there's any student who would like to speak, you may approach the microphone. If not, then anyone else in the room who would like to speak.
for Cherry Hill. Um… I want to bring up a topic of policy number… 1250, under civility. Item number 4 states use of loud or offensive language which could provoke. Violent reactions. Ladies and gentlemen… It's pretty hard to believe… That there was a ethics complaint filed.
With the New Jersey School Board Association. This ethics complaint had to do with a school board member. Who yelled. about white supremacy. white nationalist and modern-day Nazis. And the most amazing thing about these statements. I don't know. I don't think they're good statements. I don't think they should be public statements made by school board members.
But… The Morton administration and Dr. Morton decided. That he needed to protect freedom of speech. Even though it was hate speech. It's kind of unbelievable, isn't it? that right now, today, that you. Some of you members, we're there. You have set the precedent that it's okay to provoke hate speech and. Um… violate your own civ… Policy 2050.
There was a 24-page reply. 24 plage replied by the Morton administration. that Dr. Morton, I would assume, had to read over. Then, come further down the road. Dr. Morne's also been noted. That there was a Rutgers report. Done. November 13th, 2024. About the hostility that his consultants. And then, of course… Well, Dr. Morton admit he's… there's a consultant called Dr. Kinde.
Would the administration admit that it's in the curriculum right now? that it's being taught, that it's just more hate speech? More things surrounded around hate. Or, how about the time when, um… Dr. Morton called for civility. Do you remember that? There was a time you put up on the screen. A picture of a person with a noose. of a hanging, looking for sympathy. Dr. Morton said. We need civility in our community.
That coaster was possibly 1,100 miles away. from Cherry Hill. Had nothing to do with Cherry Hill. Again, this is not good. We are promoting hate. Thank you for your comment. Going online, the next person is a caller with a phone number ending in 788. It's your turn. Please unmute, give us your name and municipality.
My name is Jeffrey Potowitz. I live in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. As you know, school board members and administration, there have been OCR, Office of Civil Rights complaints. filed against the Cherry Hill School District. and school board. school boards, school districts and school boards, with the help of their lawyers. help do their best to decrease the civil rights of students with disabilities and their parents.
The Stoog district representatives do not believe that doing so is a detriment to society. as they pursue what many believe are discriminatory practices. An example is a recent Supreme Court case. A.j.t. Byan, through her parents, A.T. Et al. Vs. Osseo Area School District, school independent school districts. 279. et al. It was, it was.
or due to April 28, 2025, and decided June 12, 2025. Multiple federal laws afford protection for students with disabilities in public schools. mentions three statutes. Okay, ADA, IDA, and Section 504. All right, please, again, the case is AJT versus osseowarea School District.
decided June 12, 2025. All right, June 12, 2025. Please see that article. This was written by Justice Sotomayere with Justice Jackson. conferring, this is a quote. In reading the conclusion that the court, it was a unanimous decision, rightly declined to entertain. respondents' newly raised argument, you're the respondent, school boards, all right, that bad faith or gross misjudgment is the correct standard for all disability discrimination claims under Title II and Title.
504 of the ADA Acts. I write separately, however, to highlight foundational four in respondents' theory. She gives an example of a person with a disability in a wheelchair. and architectural access. These justices write that the respondents, that's the school districts and their lawyers.
propose improper. purpose, requirements. that would eviscerate the core of ADA. and rehabilitation and the rehabilitation Act. Okay? Leaving millions of fellow citizens without protections. Ended. Thank you, Dr. Padowitz. Dr. Potowitz, thank you for your comment. We appreciate you calling in. Going back to the room, is there anyone else in the room who would like to make public comment this evening?
Seeing no one in the room, I'm looking back online, I don't see anyone else with a hand raised, and so I'm going to close public comment for tonight. And I'm going to make a motion to adjourn reorganization. Is there a second? Ms. Palmer, all those in favor of adjourning our reorganization meeting? It's unanimous. Great job, everyone. the meeting is adjourned.