Kamal Zubieta Quits South Orange Maplewood Board of Education Citing Board Divisions – TAPinto.net
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Kamaljit “Kamal” Zubieta has resigned from the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education, effective 11:27 a.m. today.
Her stated reason is that the BOE is split into an “an exclusive inner circle and a marginalized minority of independents,” which is problematic for her in that “the Board majority is moving in a direction away from my focus and my conscience.”
She has served just shy of 16 months on the board. Zubieta was named to the board in February 2020 to fill an empty seat and was elected to a one-year term last November; she was sworn in on January 6.
Her full statement to the media follows:
Effective today at 11:27 am, I formally resigned from my position as a member of the South Orange Maplewood School District Board of Education. The focus of my work is on the children of our district: their social, emotional, and mental health; their learning gaps after more than a year of remote and hybrid learning; their access to supportive, effective, and equal education; and their families’ livelihoods. The Board majority is moving in a direction away from my focus and my conscience. Now more than ever, during a time of international crisis, our children need an inclusive Board to be their advocates. However, with an exclusive inner circle and a marginalized minority of independents, the Board fails our most precious treasure — the children of our district.
Kamaljit Kaur Zubieta
TAPinto SOMA is expecting to speak with Zubieta today for a full interview.
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