In the Matter of Marilyn Roman and Sudhan Thomas, Jersey City Board of Education, Hudson County, 1/8/2024, (#11-24SEC)

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SEC Dkt No. C28-20
OAL Dkt. No. EEC 01138-21
Agency Dkt. No. 1-1/22A
Appellate Division Dkt. No. A-2858-21
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Marilyn Roman and
Sudhan Thomas, Jersey City Board
of Education, Hudson County.
This matter involves an appeal of the School Ethics Commission’s (Commission) January 25, 2022
decision that appellants Marilyn Roman and Sudhan Thomas, members of the Jersey City Board of
Education (Board), violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) of the School Ethics Act (Act) by approving a settlement
agreement that resolved litigation filed against them individually. The Commissioner previously
affirmed the Commission’s decision and the penalty of a reprimand. In the Matter of Marilyn Roman
and Sudhan Thomas, Jersey City Bd. of Educ., Hudson Co., Commissioner Decision No. 105-22SEC
(May 19, 2022). Appellants appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, which affirmed the
Commissioner’s finding that appellants had violated the Act, reversed the imposition of the penalty of a
reprimand, and remanded the matter to the Commissioner with a direction to vacate the penalty.
Accordingly, the penalty of reprimand previously imposed on appellants is hereby vacated.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision:
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1 This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1.
Under N.J.Ct.R. 2:4-1(b), a notice of appeal must be filed with the Appellate Division within 45 days from the date
of mailing of this decision.
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