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Hackensack school trustee resigns after airing bathroom break on Zoom
Terrence T. McDonald, Isaiah McCall
Published 1:56 p.m. ET Nov 24, 2020 | Updated 5:01 p.m. ET Nov 24, 2020
Frances Cogelja, the Hackensack school board member who came under fire for her criticism of LGBT curriculum and for her initial refusal to approve an anti-racism board resolution, resigned Tuesday after she accidentally broadcast from a bathroom break during a board meeting.
The Zoom mishap happened during Monday’s Hackensack Board of Education meeting. By Tuesday afternoon, the Hackensack school district’s website had posted an announcement that Cogelja had resigned effective Tuesday.
"It was time to move on," said board President Lancelot Powell. "We had a long history of issues [with Cogelja]. and we here at Hackensack want to do what's best for the community and our kids. After last night, all I can say is we wish her the best." ...