IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD WELLS, PAUL ROBESON CHARTER SCHOOL, MERCER COUNTY , 3/6/18, (#79-18SEC)

79-18SEC (SEC Decision: http://www.state.nj.us/education/legal/ethics/training/18/T16-17.pdf)
AGENCY DKT. NO. 40-1/18
IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD WELLS, 	:
PAUL ROBESON CHARTER SCHOOL, 	: 	COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
MERCER COUNTY. 	: 	DECISION
:
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the School
Ethics Commission (Commission) – finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure to
timely complete training in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-33. 	The Commission’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 Commission advises that respondent ultimately completed the training after
the issuance of the Commission’s November 2, 2017 Order to Show Cause. Respondent has neither filed
exceptions to the recommended penalty nor instituted an appeal, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1 et seq., of the
Commission’s underlying finding of violation.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the
Commission for respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon 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
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	March 6, 2018
Date of Mailing: 	March 7, 2018
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)