In the Matter of Jenny Brown, Board of Education of the Borough of Ringwood, Passaic County, 10/8/19, (#263-19SEC)

263-19SEC
Agency Dkt. No. 244-9/19
SEC Dkt. No. D08-19
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Jenny Brown, Board of Education
of the Borough of Ringwood, Passaic County.
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the School
Ethics Commission (SEC), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure to timely file
her Personal/Relative and Financial Disclosure Statements (“Disclosure Statements”) in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 18A:12-25, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-26, and N.J.A.C. 6A:28-3.1. The SEC’s decision was forwarded to
the Commissioner for final determination on the recommended penalty pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-
29(c). The SEC advises that the respondent ultimately resigned from the Board after the issuance of its
July 23, 2019 Order to Show Cause, but prior to the SEC’s August 30, 2019 meeting; therefore, the SEC
recommends a penalty of reprimand. 	Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended
penalty, nor has she instituted an appeal of the SEC’s underlying finding of violation pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1 et seq.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the SEC in
consequence of respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon school board members by
law. Additionally, respondent is admonished for causing the unnecessary expenditure of administrative
and adjudicative resources at both State and local levels.
Accordingly, respondent is hereby reprimanded as a school official found to have
violated the School Ethics Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	October 8, 2019
Date of Mailing: 	October 9, 2019
1 This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to P.L. 2008, c. 36
(N.J.S.A 18A:6-9.1).