INTENSE EVENING...Police monitor the crowd as speakers gather near the podium during last Thursday’s meeting of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education, when members of the public spoke both in support of and in opposition to school district reading specialist Kathy O’Gara, an advocate for the rights of Palestinians. Ms. O’Gara has posted her sentiments on social media and also took credit for organizing a recent protest at Union County Torah Center-Chabad when it hosted a visit by a member of the Israel Defense Forces. Madolyn Laurine
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Tensions Mount at SPF BOE Meeting Over Staff Member
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (BOE) faced a crowd of more than 100 people at its January 23 meeting to hear concerns related to the district’s reading specialist, Kathy O’Gara, a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights who has often shared her views both in public and on social media.
