To the Editor:

For 25 years, Georgene Hartmann, a former forensic scientist for the N.J. State Police, has successfully served as a respected member of the Long Beach Island Board of Education. She deserves to be re-elected to her seat.

She has no loyalty to divisive factions. As a member and former president of the PTA, I served with Georgene and many others, none of whom attempted or desired to usurp the authority of the board of education, as the current one apparently has.

October 7, 2020