“As far as the board deciding not to vote back in April, I think we spent a lot of time and money going through four candidates and not to vote on any of them is completely unacceptable,” Abate said. “It was honestly shameful for not just how General Caslen was treated, but how the three other finalists were treated. I love my school, but I think that was a black eye for our school that we treated our people that way.”