To the Editor:

On behalf of the parents of children who attend the Little Egg Harbor School District, I am outraged about recent school board decisions. In this economy and in light of the cuts already experienced in many of the district’s services and programs, giving the superintendent and administrative staff raises is inappropriate at this time.

How can the school board justify giving substantial raises to the top employees of the district? Superintendent Melissa McCooley’s starting salary was $135,000.

August 9, 2017