Update: Josh Lafazan wins! Syosset high school student is youngest elected official in NY State!
Story at NBC: here.
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A public relations battle about voter records rages in Syosset, Long Island, today.
If you reside in the Syosset School District, you may want to figure out today who was wrong and who was right: The local school board, or the father of a young candidate.
For people not in the Syosset School District, the most important part will be figuring out the truth after the election. And, making sure that justice is served, and the system fixed, so that something like this does not happen in your school board or other local elections.
The school district is accusing the father of wrongly taking the only copy of some election records.The main point this story underscores is: Elections matter! Anytime there is an election, there is power and/or money at stake. For a school board election, you can add into the mix that community pride is at stake, the well-being of children is at stake, and the direction of local taxes is at stake. So, it matters a lot. And, when at lot is at stake, people will fight hard, and possibly cheat.
This election matters enough that either the Syosset School District played games with records and/or the father of a candidate played games with records. (My guess is, it was both of them. But, depending on how wrong the school district was, the father’s defensive maneuvering may be somewhat justified, if technically wrong.)
Josh Lafazan, a student, is running for school board for Syosset Public Schools.
His father, Jeffrey Lafazan has been involved in a controversy with the school district.
Below are some highlights of what probably happened, according to Newsday and other media outlets: Read more »
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