SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Former Syracuse City School District Board of Education Commissioner Cherlyne “Twiggy” Billue has filed a stay and an appeal with the New York State Education Department.
The move comes after she was ousted from the district’s Board of Education on Jan. 20. The filing seeks to temporarily halt her removal, ask for a commissioner’s review and reinstate Billue to the board.
The New York Civil Liberties Union is overseeing Billue’s appeal. Billue said NYCLU’s involvement underscores the broader civil rights, due process and democratic concerns raised by the case…