“Police were scheduled to be on site as we had them on site during previous meetings,” Dickstein said. He said two Freehold Township police officers were assigned to the meeting, but no more were needed, and the crowd departed without incident once the meeting was canceled. Previous meetings disrupted: Cops expel speakers at Freehold, Marlboro school board meetings who refused to wear masks There were about 40 members of the public present, and no more than 10 who refused to mask.”ĭickstein said that board President Michelle Lambert advised the audience that if masks were not worn, the meeting would not take place. “The board assembled, at which time the board president stated that Governor Murphy's executive order requires all those in public schools to be masked. “The meeting was never called to order,” Dickstein said about Tuesday’s meeting via email.

8 board meeting was delayed and required police assistance after several attendees refused to be masked, despite the state mandate. The meeting cancellation marked the second time in two weeks that a township school board meeting was disrupted by people refusing to wear masks. Phil Murphy announced that the statewide school mask mandate would be lifted as of March 7, and Freehold Township school officials announced they would make masks optional as of that date.

The refusals occurred two weeks after Gov. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - The Board of Education canceled Tuesday night’s meeting after 10 people in attendance refused to wear masks, according to Superintendent Neal Dickstein, who said such actions may affect a meeting set for next week.

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