NEW JERSEY – On September 25, 2019 Board of Education candidates Rozzi & Little will chat with #EyesOnNJ News with their plans to clean up corruption within their respective school districts.
LACEY TWP – “Gavin Rozzi is an award-winning independent journalist, web developer & technology professional who has created several successful local news websites and civic technology platforms serving New Jersey.”
Rozzi, a Lacey school graduate and lifelong Lacey Township resident, plans to put the students first by pushing for proper and ethical management of public funds. Rozzi’s campaign states: “The Lacey Township Committee’s irresponsible deals with developers are taking away badly needed money from our schools. Lacey students have been shortchanged by deals that have exempted developers from paying their fair share of taxes.” See video below
Rozzi’s running mates are Sonia Marchitello and Sal Armato
“Sonia is a healthcare professional who has served the residents of Lacey as the school nurse of the Mill Pond Elementary School.
Sal is a community & business leader, who has given so much to our students in his role as a basketball coach and CCD teacher.“
In 2019, he received the “Excellence in Local News Award” from the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair University in the “Innovate Local” category for his work with OPRAmachine.
Gavin has been recognized as an authority on government transparency in New Jersey as a result of OPRAmachine’s impact. Most recently, he has appeared in court as an expert witness in OPRA cases, testifying in cases involving the production of digital data held by government agencies.
ELIZABETH – Kason Little is a graduate of the Elizabeth, New Jersey school system and is actively running for a seat on the Elizabeth Board of Education. During a Sep 12, 2019 school board meeting, Little watched as countless concerned parents and advocates for special needs students in attendance approached the microphone to address Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyerr & the Board in regards to ‘minor’ injuries of an 8-year old special needs student, Emily Montero, who allegedly endured during her first day at William F. Halloran School No. 22 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Members of the public who spoke out against the B.O.E. routinely had their microphones muted at the end of the 3 minute countdown timer. Folks who spoke in favor of the B.O.E. were observed having been given an extra second or two following the end of their countdown timer.
Following the end of the public comment, the board entered a close session meeting which began at 7:10PM and ended at 10:54PM. Over fifty parents were in attendance at the start of the meeting. When the meeting resumed at 10:54PM, only 8 members of the public remained. When the remaining members of the public expressed their concerns for the long meeting, they were removed from the building and locked out with a padlock.
See video below
Kason Little & Gavin Rozzi will talk about their experiences in speaking up and against the Board of Education in their respective towns Wed, Sep 25 at 8:00P.M. Discussion will be hosted by John Edmunds IV & Jordan Kalmowitz.
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