Assemblyman Green's Lesson for the Board and Super: Jerry Rules

Published: November 12, 2007, 10:28 am

Tags: schools, board of ed, plainfield, jerrygreen

Assemblyman Jerry Green wants to teach a lesson to the Plainfield Board of Ed and interim superintendent Peter Carter: Jerry rules.Not 'Jerry rules' in the sense that he runs things (though the Assemblyman makes it abundantly clear he wants to).'Jerry rules' in the sense that if you're dealing with this wily pol, the rules of common sense, common decency and the Marquess of Queensberry go out the window.First, let's get out the facts of the latest dustup. Interim Superintendent Peter Carter and his team have a compensation matter they wish to negotiate with the Board of Ed;They wrote a letter to the Board of Ed tendering their resignations as of a date certain (December 31st) -- an old negotiating tactic;A treacherous Board of Ed member leaked the letter to the Courier News;Assemblyman Green and Interim Superintendent Carter were in a room together. That's it.The rest becomes spin. For instance, that Assemblyman Green 'met with Carter and agreed to work with him'. Rumor in the street

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