A former school board president and political foe of Mayor Marty Small Sr. sued the Board of Education on Monday, alleging retaliation for calling for an independent board investigation of the Kayan Frazier child sexual abuse case. According to the Press of Atlantic City, John Devlin also sued Small; La’Quetta Small, Small’s wife who is superintendent of city schools; Board of Education President Shay Steele and others. The school board voted in May 2023 to remove Devlin, who had served for almost two decades, saying he had missed three consecutive meetings without excuse. Devlin denies that allegation.