Schools

Knox to Take Over as Board of Ed Vice President

Board member Theresa Knox takes over for the recently resigned Scott Martella.

Theresa Knox is the new Vice President of the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education, replacing Scott Martella who resigned earlier this month, according to a Smithtown Radio report.

Knox is serving her fifth year on the board.

, citing conflicts of interest between his career and role on the school board.

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“As many of you know, I recently accepted the position of Suffolk County Representative to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  The position requires me to recuse myself from discussions when there is a lack of impartiality or conflict of interest. Because of the frequency at which I have already had to exercise this judgment call, I am resigning my position as Board Trustee,” he said in a speech during the meeting.

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