Following a weekend of what likely included many phone calls, text messages and emails, along with a school day overshadowed by a sense of uncertainty within the school district, the Stafford Township Board of Education addressed the most pressing matter in its midst as it opened its regular scheduled meeting Nov. 18.

“I am sure you’ve noticed that Mr. (George) Chidiac is absent from the meeting,” said board President Tammy Wagner, reading a prepared statement to the estimated 100 people inside…