'Absolutely No Accountability:' Parents Blast Northport Superintendent, Board
By Art Bukowski | Sept. 16, 2026
Long-simmering tensions in Northport boiled over at a school board meeting this week, with several parents harshly criticizing Superintendent Neil Wetherbee for his perceived hostility toward parents and the school board for a lack of oversight.
Monday’s regular board meeting was moved to a gym to accommodate the larger crowd, and parents during public comment took turns sharing various concerns that have been circulating on social media for months. Among them are accusations that Wetherbee, Northport’s superintendent since 2016, is antagonistic and disrespectful to parents with questions or concerns.
This has been a major reason why more than 70 students who live in district (Northport has only 107 enrolled) go …
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