New Jersey residents ripped the Marlboro Board of Education during a raucous, six-hour meeting this week, with many pushing the board to enact its existing civility policy after a vile group chat targeting a conservative female member came to light.<\/p>\n
More than 100 people turned out for the Tuesday meeting in the leafy, liberal enclave, which was rocked after<\/a> Facebook posts revealed five men \u2014 allegedly including board Vice President Chad Hyett and Mitesh Gandhi, the husband of a sitting board member \u2014 were involved in a group chat labeled, \u201cThisBitchNeedstoDie.\u201d<\/p>\n The messages \u2014 which gained nationwide attention after being exposed by The Post, and outraged US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx) \u2014 targeted MAGA-loving mom of three Danielle Bellomo and included the remark: \u201cBellomo must be cold \u2014 her nips could cut glass right n\u201d.<\/p>\n Scott Semaya was allegedly photographed typing the vile text about Bellomo during a school board meeting. Obtained by the NY Post<\/p>\n The messages were revealed after someone snapped a photo of board candidate Scott Semaya\u2019s phone as he allegedly typed the \u201cnips\u201d text, and allegedly captured on camera while Semaya\u2019s fingers typed an \u201co.\u201d Semaya quickly dropped out of the race for the board.<\/p>\n \u201cFive men ganging up on a woman? That\u2019s pathetic, in my mind. It made me sick to my stomach. It\u2019s embarrassing. This is just 100 percent wrong. No apologies? What are we doing? Do the right thing,\u201d Doug Moore, whose daughter is in kindergarten, told the board Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are not people who belong around children,\u201d resident Eugene Genin said. <\/p>\n None of the alleged participants in the chat \u2014 including, left to right, Lenny Thor, Chad Hyett and Mitesh Gandhi \u2014 responded to messages seeking comment. Chad Michael Hyett\/Facebook<\/p>\n Nirav Kadakia ran for the board in 2024.<\/p>\n Resident Mark Chesler earned applause when he questioned if the board members \u201chave the right set of morals and values to be entrusted with the responsibility this board holds.<\/p>\n \u201cYou continue to denigrate each other at every turn, and you do it with a twisted sense of pride,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cYou aren\u2019t concerned about the children, you are concerned about your personal agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Hyett, Gandhi and Semaya, former board candidate Nirav Kadakia<\/a> and Lenny Thor were identified as taking part in the chat \u2014 which caught the attention of Cruz after The Post reported the controversy last week.<\/p>\n The mom of three said the controversy has been very difficult for her kids. Danielle Bellomo\/ Facebook<\/p>\n