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An attempted coup of the Jersey City school board leadership has robbed board members first say on the district’s preliminary budget for the 2024-25 school year. Instead the billion-dollar budget plan will go directly to the county superintendent, a move that has infuriated some board members. Contested board President DeJon Morris and trustees Chris Tisdale and Afaf Muhammad were surprised to learn they won’t get a chance to speak on the budget Monday after the scheduled meeting was cancelled because of a dispute over who are the rightful leaders of the board. “When you ask real questions tha…

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