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Joshua Lafazan, 18, joins school board

Published: July 2, 2012 11:37 PM
By JO NAPOLITANO jo.napolitano@newsday.com

After he's sworn in as a Syosset school

After he's sworn in as a Syosset school board member, Joshua Lafazan discusses government transparency. Videojournalist: Chris Ware (July 2, 2012) (July 3, 2012 12:14 AM)

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One of Syosset's newest school board members got off to a shaky start at his maiden meeting last night.

Joshua Lafazan, 18, who graduated from Syosset High School less than two weeks ago and was sworn in as a board member Monday, asked early on if he could explain publicly why he intended to abstain from most of the voting.

But newly elected board president Michael Cohen turned him down,...

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