Time to Take Some East Brunswick Action: Your Voice Is Needed Tonight
🗳️ Eyes on EB: Stand Up and Speak Out Tonight at 6:30 PM 🗳️
Tonight’s East Brunswick Board of Education meeting at 6:30 PM is not just another agenda item. It’s a moment that could define the future of our district and the integrity of our local democracy. If you care about transparency, representation, and the will of the people, you need to show up.
Here’s What’s At Stake
The community spoke loud and clear in November—7,755 votes went to a candidate who promised to be a voice for the people. That voice was Dr. Lou, and yet, he’s being silenced.
Let’s be very clear:
Dr. Lou wasn’t fired. His position was eliminated.
An “advisory opinion” was used as justification, but the public has not seen what was submitted to the NJ Department of Education by Superintendent Victor Valeski. That’s not transparency. That’s a closed-door process.
Advisory opinions are not law. They are based on the information provided to the ethics commission—and the community has no way of verifying whether that information was complete or fully accurate.
Our sources believe the advisory opinion may have been influenced by incomplete or misleading details. If that’s not the case, the solution is simple: release the letter. Let the public read it. Let them decide. That’s what democracy looks like.
Any Board Member Can Bring a Motion to Restore Dr. Lou’s Voice
Any Board of Education member, including Heather Guas, has the authority to offer a motion—seconded by another member—to allow Dr. Lou to vote on the superintendent’s contract and participate in the evaluation. This can be done even with the advisory opinion in place. It’s not legally binding.
The situation used to justify the advisory opinion appears to stem from a different case involving a board member in another district, who remained employed by the school while participating in board matters. That situation is not comparable to Dr. Lou’s, who is no longer employed by the district, has no ongoing financial connection, and presents no conflict of interest.
If the advisory opinion was based on neutral and full information, there should be no reason to keep the letter private. Jeff Winston requested it through OPRA, but the request was denied by Bernardo Giuliana. That denial raises more questions than it answers.
Why Does It Matter?
Because what’s under attack isn’t just Dr. Lou—it’s us.
Our votes. Our trust. Our process.
Victor Valeski doesn’t live here. We do. And we voted for someone to represent our interests.
Some in the community are concerned that this may be about securing a new contract for the superintendent—an outcome that may already have enough support, but now appears to be about controlling the narrative and silencing dissent. That’s not leadership. It’s politics at its worst.
Call to Action
📍 Tonight — 6:30 PM
📍 East Brunswick Board of Education Meeting – 760 State Route 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Pack the room. Ask questions. Demand answers.
Because if we let this slide, we send the message that our elections—and our voices—don’t matter.
Democracy only works when we show up.
Let’s show up. Loud and clear. For all 7,755 of us.
