In the Matter of Jacquelyn Lake, The Gray Charter School, Essex County, 10/7/21, (#219-21SEC)

219-21SEC
SEC Dkt. No. D07-21
Agency Dkt. No. 137-8/21
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Jacquelyn Lake,
The Gray Charter School, Essex 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
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 recommended a sanction of removal effective upon the adoption of the decision by the
Commissioner. Alternatively, if the respondent filed the Disclosure Statements before the issuance of the
Commissioner’s final decision, the SEC recommended that respondent be suspended for 30 days.
Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended penalty, nor 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. Accordingly, as of
the date of this decision, respondent is hereby removed from the board for violating the School Ethics
Act.
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.
October 7, 2021
October 7, 2021