Frank Sanchez

Another ethics complaint against Malespina is still pending; as is a complaint filed by Malespina and fellow former BOE Johanna Wright against other former BOE members.

Board of Ed votes 6-1 to return Sanchez as Principal, with two members abstaining.

Meanwhile, a resolution to reinstate Frank Sanchez as Columbia High School Principal is on the June 27 Board of Education meeting agenda.

Parents signed a letter that asserts BPW’s “positions are dangerous, and their tactics seek to destroy our community rather than build it.” BPW founder decried “mischaracterizations and blatantly false statements” and says “our track record on behalf of Black students…is clear.”

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A list of 28 positions to be cut was posted to the school district website late Wednesday.

Attorney says he has been conducting his own investigation into an incident between Frank Sanchez and a student and will be delivering the results to the prosecutor’s office shortly.

Former BOE member Elissa Malespina confirms she shared the draft report with police, which she says the law requires. That report included interviews with the student and student witnesses that claimed Sanchez allegedly grabbed and shook the girl’s shoulders and “push[ed] her so hard that her phone fell out of her pocket.”

“I hope that the district reviews this in great detail,” said Board 2nd VP Nubia DuVall Wilson. “The importance of this policy with district personnel and the appropriate state-mandated steps that personnel must take if or when they believe a student has experienced abuse by a staff member. … It helps give the voiceless safety and support.”

As Frank Sanchez appeared in court on Tuesday, many community members flooded the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office with phone calls supporting him.