BOE President: Christie 'Has to Abide With the Law'

Parsippany Board of Education President Frank Calabria is matter-of-fact on the subject of Tuesday's , which ordered Gov. Chris Christie to provide $500 million more in funding for Abbott school districts.

"My own feeling is that the state Supreme Court is the law of our state," he said. "We have to abide by the law."

Calabria said the ruling should have no immediate impact on the Parsippany-Troy Hills school system as the money is slated to go to poorer school districts.

"I wish some of the money would come to districts like ours, but that is the way it goes," he said, noting that he will be interested in seeing what budget decisions the governor will make in reaction to today's court ruling.

"Gov. Christie may have to make some unpopular and unhelpful choices, but he has to abide by the law," Calabria said.