IN THE MATTER OF ERIC HAMILTON, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION, MERCER COUNTY, 1/16/18, (#11-18SEC)

11-18SEC (SEC Decision: Not available online)
AGENCY DKT. NO. 279-11/17
IN THE MATTER OF ERIC HAMILTON, 	:
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWNSHIP 	: 	COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
OF HAMILTON, MERCER COUNTY. 	: 	DECISION
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the School
Ethics Commission (SEC) – finding that respondent violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(b) of the School Ethics
Act (SEA) when he “engaged in a brief conversation with a candidate for the position of interim
superintendent, and also discussed with [the candidate] the general nature of the community and school
system.” 	SEC Decision at 5 (internal quotation marks omitted). The SEC’s decision was forwarded –
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-29 – for the Commissioner’s final determination on the recommended penalty
of reprimand. Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended penalty, nor has he instituted
an appeal of the SEC’s underlying finding of violation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:4 et seq.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the SEC in
consequence of respondent’s conduct. Accordingly, respondent is hereby reprimanded as a school official
found to have violated N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	January 16, 2018
Date of Mailing: 	January 16, 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)