South Brunswick school Superintendent Dr. Jerry Jellig has resigned amid outrage in the community demanding his removal.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Dr. Jerry Jellig, the embattled superintendent of the South Brunswick school district, has resigned amid outrage among members of the community who had been calling for his removal.
The board unanimously voted Monday night to approve the resignation, according to the board's attorney, Derlys Maria Gutierrez. A video of the meeting showing the vote was posted on the school district's website.
The Board also unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Gary McCartney as interim superintendent for a year, Gutierrez said in an email.
The board had placed Jellig on administrative leave earlier this month at a meeting that was attended by hundreds who had come to protest and demand Jellig's removal.
The outrage developed over the past year in which allegations arose that Jellig had intimidated union members, had not been transparent with spending, and had acted inappropriately with female staff, according to John Lolli, president of the South Brunswick Education Association (SEBA), in a previous report.
The SBEA had filed several grievances against Jellig's administration last year over the alleged intimidation of two teachers last fall for attending an afterschool union meeting, according to Tom Hayden, a state teachers union representative, in a previous report.
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