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Anthony Falgiatore for Octorara School Board Region 1, 540 Cattail Road, Atglen, PA (2026)

11/08/2023

Octorara Constituency Region1

To all the voters that came out in Region 1 yesterday and cast their vote for me along with my fellow RCCC endorsed candidates, I want to extend a huge THANK YOU.

Second, to all the people that came out to work at the poll locations for us we can not thank you enough for the long day you put in.

While early returns look favorable it is too early to confirm any win or loss for Region 1 as mail-in votes are still being counted. Win or lose, this is just the short game.

Last but definitely not least, I want to say thank you to my wife Melissa and my family. This has been a challenging time due to all the false narratives put out about us, and the damaging things others have done and continue to do against us, you all have remained steadfast.

Stay tuned as we continue to watch the final vote count.

11/06/2023

Last night I posted a message on my school board election site where I gave readers an update or better understanding of some of the negative things being directed at me and my family by current board directors and others. The negativity comes from the positions I took and continue to stand for. This includes doing this on behalf of parents, students, and staff. I help other parents in other regions served by other board directors because of their lack of engagement in helping their own constituents.

So after reading my post you may have had the take away of “ why would you want to run for re-election ?”.
My answer to that is this, I am not afraid to ask tough questions even knowing the answer may not be favorable. Serving the community has been something I have done since I was 15yrs old. It started with serving as a volunteer firefighter in their “Junior Program” and then continued even after I turned 18yrs old and moved up in experience.
My service to the community continued but in a different format , that being in Law Enforcement where I have served with honor and distinction for the past 30yrs.

I have also served in volunteer coaching positions and in 2014 I was approached by a Parent Group that was looking to get armed security in the schools and asked to join them and offer my experience and knowledge in furthering safety in the district. I gladly accepted this offer. The Superintendent at that time was Dr. Newcome and he even asked for me to assist in developing a job description for the new armed security position and then incorporated some of my suggestions in the final agreed description requirements.

Once this was complete, I was approached by a current board member and asked to run for an open board seat because of what I had to offer.

My service has always been about helping others and not pushing my own thoughts and beliefs on others.
I am all about parents having an active roll in the decisions that effect their kids in the education process and not just relying on State and Federal Guidelines like other board members say as part of their platform. They say they are inclusive to all but when parents have challenged them on some issues the board just simply ignores them. They do the same to me and have have done so for the past 2yrs. More importantly, I have children in the district that come home every day voicing the problems and challenges they are up against while attending classes. Even their friends visit our home often and relay the same messages. When your children see and know the problems and adults do not address it, we have to do better.

A vote for me is a vote for your voice being heard. A vote for the Republican endorsed candidates for Region 1, myself, Anthony Falgiatore, Karen Williamson and Joseph Rzonca and and Region 3, Jacob Lusby Jr. As well as non endorsed candidate Joelyn Metzler Region 2 is a vote for putting common sense back on the board and those that truly want to serve the district and not those that want to serve to feed their ego.

Thank you
Anthony Falgiatore
Octorara School District
Region 1

11/06/2023

This is a message to not just Region 1 residents but instead is directed to the entire Octorara School District Community since there are multiple region seats up for this election cycle.

For those that may be new to the district or just not familiar with me I have been representing residents of Region 1 on the school board for the past 8 years. Its important to add that this representation also includes the staff in the district and it has been an extreme honor to represent all of them and to have the trust and support of residents and school staff. I have even received calls for assistance with issues from residents in other regions because when they tried so with their board representatives for their region, they either received no help or no call back response of any type.

As many are aware the current status of my relationship with my fellow board members is fractured. They only speak with me when they attempt to have a “Got Ya Moment” at public meetings or make fun of me and my wife. They all do not respond to any of my emails especially when I am pointing out wrongdoing on their part. I have asked for information to prove why their position on multiple topics are valid. Why they would have standing and they are continually silent in their providing this proof to myself and the constituents. This leads me to the position that they can not, because it does not exist.

The beginnings of this fracture began over 2 yrs ago when I lobbied for parents who were against the masking of kids and adults in the schools. I think we are all now more than aware of the ramifications of that. Several board members were more vocal on their view on the above while others just supported with their silence. One board member (then the board president) told parents in a public meeting that if they did not like the masking decision they should move out of the district, while another board member told parents in another meeting that he and the board know whats best for all and thats why he sits in the seat.

An example of the petty behavior is, I was told by a board member that if I was not with them then I was against them. This same board member also now will not openly endorse another board candidate’s campaign because the candidate happen to “like” a post I had made on social media.

The further division has been because I supported an advocate who was engaged by parents to speak on their behalf to the board. The advocates right to free speech and at least one other constitutional protected right was violated by 8 board members. I took pause and remembered the oath I took as a board member which included protecting the rights of all in performing my elected duties.
In speaking out on this I have been vilified by my fellow board members to the entire district to include many false narratives about putting staff and students safety at risk because of an email forwarding. That entire narrative was false, the email was in the public domain for over a year and even in court documents accessible to the public for at least 1 year. Now lets go further, the wife of the board member putting that narrative out put the same email out on his public social media page(rightfully so is it is a public document) but it was quickly taken down when it did not fit into her husbands narrative. What is interesting, she has not been openly chastised on social media or in public meetings by the other members of the board for releasing “confidential information “.

I also have been accused of not honoring staff contracts, I am not in favor of using public funds to pay for a staff member who is being sued in their private person capacity. The flip side to that is, I would be in favor of supporting staff contract clauses that call for district funds to cover legal costs associated with them being sued in their official capacity, there is a big difference.

I have had letters of extortion and defamation sent to my home, neighbors, and to my employer. Some board members even attempted to have my wifes’ business shut down. While these crimes are being actively investigated by multiple law enforcement agencies, let that sink in for a moment. All because we “dared” to question the school board. This retaliation being actively directed to me, my family, and to the advocate is exactly why parents engaged him to begin with and why staff at the schools are afraid to speak out on the multitude of issues currently plaguing our school district.

The current board also claims to be transparent yet their election page does not allow people to comment and has even blocked public members to include those running for election. They have even deleted comments which is a 1st Amendment violation with this type of censorship.

In closing, if you want board members that truly will honor their oath of office and will actually be a voice for the people and not a voice to the people then please consider voting for me Anthony Falgiatore, Karen Williamson, and Joseph Rzonca for Region 1, Joelyn Metzler for Region 2 and Jacob Lusby Jr for Region 3.

If you are good with how things appear to be in the district and leaving you out of the decisions then vote for our opponents.
Thank you for listening and reading this.

Respectfully,
Anthony Falgiatore
Octorara Area School District
Region 1

10/16/2023

Good Faith Attempt sent to School Board Director Brian Norris

10/10/2023

PUBLIC 🗣️ANNOUNCEMENT, REGARDING 10/9/2023 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

I want the public to understand how authentic I am trying to be with this communication and give as much information as possible. I want the public to have more context of the things they are not aware of. I am supplying this information and intend no harm to anyone in particular, so please do not see it through that lens.

If you have been following the last few Octorara School Board meetings you might have noticed my wife Melissa making lawful objections regarding the Board’s Sunshine Law violations.
During one objection Melissa noticed the Board failing to provide notice within 24 hours in advance of the meeting. This was identified as Title 65 710(c.1) and the board was obligated to terminate the meeting and reschedule and provide lawful notice.

I have sent several emails to both Sam Ganow and Jill Hardy prior to publishing a public agenda concerning Sunshine Law issues and agenda item concerns and have not been dignified with any response for more than 15 days. It is a “Slap in the Face” to all district constituents that they feel they do not have to respond to my email communication. The 8 board members are united in their particular stance in trying to silence me (and you) by not responding to my questions and concerns.

Pointing out violations is providing the public evidence of their lack of concern or interest in resolving the issues. Unfortunately, the public is not informed or even aware of these types of conversations and must rely on discerning communication from different board members.

Mr. Norris last evening creatively attempted to identify me as the person responsible for purposely not informing Jill of her failure to properly post the meeting agenda in an attempt to have a “Got ya moment” on the Sunshine Law violation. It is true that I indeed did miss the public notice, as I receive information several days prior to the public. It is the public’s responsibility to ensure that the board follows the Sunshine Law and identifies when records are missing in the lawfully prescribed time and manner, for that I thank Melissa for doing her homework.

Also, the morning of the 18th of September, Jill Hardy was notified by a member of the public (Mr . Norris confirms this himself at the 33:56 mark into last nights meeting) that the agenda and support documents had not been posted in time. Jill had several hours to notify the Board President,the Board, and the Superintendent of this oversight so that the meeting could be canceled and rescheduled. She failed to take this action. Brian, where is your obligation in making notification since you were obviously aware of this notice sent to Jill?

It has also been brought to my attention that after the meeting was cancelled on the 18th of September, board member Brian Norris approached this very person and blamed them and Melissa for making Jill cry. Brian Norris conveniently left this fact out of his comments last evening.

It is interesting that no other board member was asked if they noticed a violation and were not challenged. But that appears the direction they prefer, to accuse me and avoid their own culpability and lack of oversight.

Also, Mr. Ganow received improper advice when an objection was registered, and did not proffer a remedy to the objection. It was really quite simple. Recess the meeting, make a few copies of the missing pages of the agenda and present the complete agenda to the people in attendance. Simple remedy and future remedies include having all documents available for the public if they did not have time to obtain them online (in compliance with 710 (c.1)(ii) The agency shall post the agenda, which includes a listing of each matter of agency business that will be or may be the subject of deliberation or official action at the meeting, at the location of the meeting and at the principal office of the agency.

The purpose of having legal counsel at the meeting is to provide counseling to not just the board but to the residents who have questions. Mr. Litts saying he needed to review the question and respond later is interesting. Truly, why was Mr. Litts there if he could not answer simple questions on Sunshine Law? It would have been understandable that he needed to possibly review other topics in depth and get back to the board. Why was Mr. Litts actually there last evening at an expense to the public when he will not answer the public or help the board with immediate remedies to objections of the Sunshine law? I was hoping the board decided to get answers on my communication sent between 18th-25th of September regarding Sunshine Law violations and other issues. Mr. Litts and board President Sam Ganow both offer no response, no correction.

I want this to be clear, last night Board President Sam Ganow stated “that the board had requested that the lawyer be present” for the meeting.
When was that decision and expense decided with a quorum present ? The decision to have the lawyer present was never brought to my attention and if decided by a quorum with no notice that is a Sunshine Law violation.

If you have not been aware, the board has ignored every one of my objections for approving legal bills for a private legal matter. At no time was the public notified of the board bringing to vote the use of taxpayer funds for a private legal matter. Had that vote been an agenda item I would have reiterated my objection and voted nay to approve taxpayer funds on a legal matter. At NO TIME was the public invited to comment and share their thoughts regarding using taxpayer funds in a private legal matter. It is the public’s duty to speak up on these types of concerns and I have done my level best to honor my oath to the constituents. My repeated requests to be provided the legal basis in which the lawyers and the board support using taxpayer money for a private legal matter have been ignored and none has been presented to me or the public. The only statement given is “there is a difference of opinion”, which the difference is with the Federal Court, not me personally.

As I strive to act on behalf of every citizen, my goal is to be more than a token mouth piece of protecting your children and the education, socialization, extracurricular and relational experience of public education, it is also to protect the parents and the children from the misuse of funds to best serve the diverse needs of children, educators, staff, administrators and all those involved in our children’s lives.

I have no power to make people make the right choices, but I do have a moral obligation when I see something wrong I give people the ability to correct. I am also subject to be corrected as well and happily accept correction with proper proof the correction needs made.

Anthony Falgiatore Octorara School Board Director Region 1

09/03/2023

I am seeing a lot of comments and posts on school board director pages, parent pages, as well as on spouses of school board directors pages. I will address those posts here with a re-post of a comment I posted on the Octorara Parent Chat group.

To whom it may interest,

As an elected school board director (non-named defendant in a “private legal matter”) and a law enforcement officer, I have a sworn duty to uphold the constitutional rights of those whom I serve in my police capacity and those whom I was elected to serve as School Board Director. I would like to make a few points.

Those making public comments representing this law suit is a “school district” issue are in defiance of what the court has put on the record. This includes the board and the solicitor.

This is a “private” legal matter between the defendants and the plaintiff.

I am a State and Federal witness and will not respond and I will direct people if they seek any information of this private legal matter to investigate the case on their own through publicly available court documents.

Public records are public and claiming “confidentiality” to a public record is misleading at best, false at worst.

Several discrepancies exist, every person reading, commenting, and sharing can apply their own level of understanding through verification of the facts that have been placed on the record with the court as to what they choose to say and spread. Again, this is a private legal matter.

The continuing of this messaging and other things sent to my family and the defendant are part of an ongoing investigation which I also cannot comment.

As an individual who has a pattern of advocating for teachers, parents, and children I can only hope that people judge me based upon the evidence of my character and weigh that against narrative which contradicts that.

I won’t speak about the plaintiff other than you might benefit from a similar analysis by doing your own research and not rely on one sides narrative often missing facts, evidence, or turned off comments they post to best serve their interests.

Respectfully Anthony Falgiatore Octorara School Board Director Region 1

08/28/2023

Welcome back students teachers and staff on this 1st day of the school year at Octorara. Also, best wishes to Dr. Leever. Melissa and I are waiting for Sophia and Giana to decide what pics of their 1st day are post worthy.

❤️💙Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Braves❗️❗️GO BRAVES❗️❗️💙❤️

07/04/2023

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy 4th of July from my family to yours.

05/30/2023

While this day is almost over, its too late to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms.

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