From left Frewsburg Central School Interim Superintendent, and Frewsburg Central School Board of Education President Michael LeBaron, look over district documents. P-J photo by Michael Zabrodsky

FREWSBURG – In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Frewsburg Central School District Board of Education terminated Joshua Gilevski, who was the district’s coordinator of student affairs.

“The Frewsburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the interim superintendent (Lynda Quick), took action tonight to terminate the probationary appointment of the district’s coordinator of student affairs. The termination is effective March 14, 2026 following a required 30-day notice to the employee. As this is a personnel matter, no further information can be shared at this time,” said Board President Michael LeBaron in a written statement.

The termination is in accordance with New York State Education Law Section 3031 which is a school board procedure when tenure is not granted at the conclusion of an employee’s probationary period, according to codes.findlaw.com.

The school board placed Gilevski on administrative leave in September 2025. LeBaron said at the board’s Oct. 10, 2025 meeting that Gilevski was not charged with anything, but the district investigated something that pertained to his position.

In other business:

The board approved the creation of a new club – Students For Equality.

Club Adviser Lindsay Marzec said one of the goals of the club is to create a safe space for students.

Club member Alexis Culpepper echoed Marzec’s thoughts, and said the club is a student group who will work toward improving the environment to make it safe and accepting.

“We plan to start by just establishing a group of high school students to run the club and present, or even just have meetings to talk, and then we’ll hold grade level appropriate meetings for students in both elementary and the middle/high School,” Culpepper said.

Marzec said many upper class students are interested in the club, and if they feel that the students need to have a conversation, they will be able to receive the guidance on who to talk with next.

“Often communication is the problem,” Marzec said. “The kids think that the teachers know what’s going on, the teachers don’t know what’s going on, and the faculty (members)think that everything’s going fine, and they don’t see these kind of conversations that are happening behind the scenes. So we want to create that safe space for them (students).”

LeBaron added sometimes students aren’t comfortable talking to a teacher or a principal because students may feel like they are betraying confidence, but students may be more comfortable talking about issues with other students.

“I think it’s an outstanding idea,” Lebaron said of the club’s creation.