In the Matter of Gabriela Lopez, Red Bank Charter School, Monmouth County, 10/18/19, (#278-19SEC)

278-19SEC
(SEC Decision: https://www.state.nj.us/education/legal/ethics/disclosure/D06-19%20-%20G.%20Lopez.pdf)
SEC Dkt No. D06-19
Agency Dkt. No. 248-9/19
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Gabriela Lopez,
Red Bank Charter School,
Monmouth 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 respondent did not file her Disclosure Statements until after the issuance of the SEC’s
August 30, 2019 decision. 	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 for
respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon school officials 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 suspended for thirty (30) days – effective from the date of
this decision – as a school official found to have violated the School Ethics Act for failure to file her Disclosure
Statements.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	October 18, 2019
Date of Mailing: 	October 18, 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)