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2 on East Ramapo School Board: 'Intimidation' led to departures

Originally published: January 23, 2013 12:05 PM
Updated: January 23, 2013 4:19 PM
By MEGHAN E. MURPHY  meghan.murphy@cablevision.com

East Ramapo School Board members, from left, Daniel

Photo credit: Faye Murman | East Ramapo School Board members, from left, Daniel Schwartz, Yehuda Weissmandl, and Eliyahu Solomon attend a board meeting in Spring Valley. (Oct. 23, 2012)

Citing intimidation and a lack of trust, two members of the minority faction of the embattled East Ramapo School Board resigned Tuesday.

Suzanne Young-Mercer and Stephen Price were the two opposition votes on a seven-member board dominated by Orthodox Jewish men. The school district is grappling with a midyear budget deficit, a lawsuit by parents claiming impropriety and violation notices...

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