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Article: Pleasantville residents: 'Makes us look bad'
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- Press of Atlantic City
- Article date:
- September 7, 2007
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PLEASANTVILLE - Reaction to the news that two Board of Education members and a City Councilman were among the 11 public officials across the state arrested Thursday morning on charges of corruption ranged from disappointment to anger.
Parents, employees and students condemned the alleged actions of the board as poor examples to set for a community that is often portrayed in a negative light.
"(The board) should be setting standards for the younger generation," said Columbus Hitch, a school crossing guard for the district. "The younger ones follow their leadership, and they say, 'If they can get away with it, why not us?'"
"That is bad, that is really bad," said Shana Williams, a ...