Members of the community came out Monday night, the second time in two months, to voice their discontent with Whitehall-Coplay School District’s handling of the resignation of former teacher David A. Borghesani.

The two residents who spoke at the Monday night meeting of Whitehall-Coplay School Board were the same who spoke at the March 13 meeting.

Whitehall resident Mary Paul Smith addressed the board.

“Is there a school board policy about cellphone contact with students?” she asked. “I know that some coaches text students for sports-related events and sometimes it’s needed, but I couldn’t find anything on your website. What is your plan?”

WCSD Superintendent Dr. Lorie Hackett responded, “The policy is in the process of being adopted. That was a part of last month’s meeting.”

“What are the stipulations?” Smith asked.

“It will include what can be sent via text. Communications need to be school oriented and involve things going on in school,” said Hackett.

Smith asked if there was any way for the district to monitor it.

“We can monitor email,” Hackett said.

“But you can’t monitor personal cellphones,” Smith said. “Can you give school phones? It may be a better way to monitor the communications.”

“Hopefully, with the policy in place, the staff will be better informed,” Hackett said.

After Smith addressed the board, Micheal McCloud, a Whitehall resident, spoke to the board.

“I’m here to voice my opinion on comments made by board members at the February meeting,” he said. “Those comments caused a lot of issues.

“The solicitor made ‘lawyer speak,’ which to me complicates things, but the fact that the board had a meeting before the February meeting in order to not sensationalize the story, that makes me believe it became an agenda-driven circus,” McCloud said. “It affected Mr. Borghesani’s resignation and affected the kids. If this comes out and there are no criminal charges filed, this could result in a lawsuit that could cost the taxpayers.

“I also wanted clarification on the investigation that Sultanik’s firm completed,” he said.

WCSD Solicitor Jeffrey Sultanik was not in attendance. Mark Fitzgerald attended the meeting in Sultanik’s place. Both are employed by Fox Rothschild, a legal firm.

“The investigation was coordinated by our firm, and if it’s of a personnel issue, we would not discuss it at a public meeting,” Fitzgerald said.

The school board approved the resignation of Borghesani, a Whitehall High School music teacher, at its Feb. 13 meeting.

After the February meeting, Sultanik told The Press the resignation was due to “inappropriate communications using emails, texts and Snapchat.”

According to Sultanik, the allegations were brought to the district in October 2016, and Borghesani was suspended with pay while the Lehigh County District Attorney’s office conducted an investigation. Once the district began its own investigation, Borghesani was suspended without pay.

Sultanik also confirmed the inappropriate communications happened both “during and after school time.”

Boghesani has not been charged.

In other business, newly appointed board member George N. Makhoul was in attendance.

After the meeting, Makhoul told The Press that he was “interviewed by the school board” in a process that “took a few weeks, between submission and physical interviews.”

“I really care about the education of our children,” he said. “It’s really important for me as an active community member to do something that can really make a difference.”

Makhoul said his focus is ”doing what’s appropriate for all aspects of the district,” such as athletics, academics and the arts.