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Westbury school board members lose seats for absences

Three Westbury school board members have lost their seats for missing three consecutive meetings without a valid excuse, a move some are calling political.

The three members - Pless Dickerson, Floyd Ewing and Lawrence Zaino - were not removed, said board president Karin Campbell, but have "vacated" their seats under a state education law that states a trustee who misses three consecutive meetings...

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