Link to Oxfeld’s response on behalf of union bully and
ANTI-FREE SPEECH activist Debra Kwapniewski:
I am not employed by the district. I am not paid by the district. I am a member of the general public elected
by the people to serve on a board of education.
When the people of Lodi elected
me to represent them on the board, they demanded that I do not surrender my free
speech and personal blog which I have used since 2013.
I can be a board member and a member of the general
public. I know the boundaries.
From the Lodi BOE’s by-laws:
From my answers to the complaints by Licata and Miller
(Sciarrillo):
Summary of Blog
1.
I have posted on the blog “Lodi by the
Numbers” since 2013. It has provided a
public service by exposing government waste and abuse at all levels. I have provided investigative reports that
have been acted on by state agencies. In
2014, borough employees were removed from the pension system after a state
agency acted on my blog posts. That is
one of many examples. Elected officials
throughout New Jersey contact me after coming across my blog. I am
asked about subjects such as New Jersey’s “Best Practices Questionnaire” for
municipalities, rulings on the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), contracts for
professional services, and double-dipping public employees.
2.
This is a personal blog. I never purported to represent the positions
of the Board. The following disclaimer
appears on every page:
“This blog contains my personal writings (facts and opinions). I do not speak on behalf of any individual or organization.”
3.
Lodi Board
of Education by-laws state the following:
“Board members are entitled to express
themselves publicly on any matter, including issues involving the Board and the
school district. Individual Board
members cannot, however, express the position of the Board except as expressly
authorized, in accordance with Board Policy No. 9120. A Board member shall not represent his/her
personal opinion as the positon of the Board.”
4.
Since
joining the Board, I have dealt with a lot of confidential information. I never posted anything confidential on the
blog.
