At least 6 out
of 9 Lodi Board of Education members are prohibited from voting on a wide range
of the most important issues because they all have immediate family members
employed in the Lodi schools.
Because the BOE has so many conflicts of interest, it
doesn't have enough members to make a quorum.
So the Board invokes “doctrine of necessity” and all
the board members prohibited to vote cast a vote anyway.
The Lodi BOE did this again on the most recent minutes
they posted to the BOE website.
So 6 members voted on dental and prescription benefits
for immediate family members. Some
actually voted on the benefits they will receive for themselves through their
spouses.
Anyone can do
their own research. “Doctrine of
necessity” is mostly used by the worst performing districts in the State. The worst performing districts have the most
conflicts of interest from the Board members.
Link to the June 24, 2015 minutes:
Everyone should contact the Governor's office to urge him and the legislature to end the abuse known as "Doctrine of Necessity".
Link to the governor's contact page:
