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NJ Teacher Who Posed As Woman To Lure 70 Boys Into Sending Him Nudes Gets 17½ Years: Feds NJ Teacher Who Posed As Woman To Lure 70 Boys Into Sending Him Nudes Gets 17½ Years: Feds
NJ Teacher Who Posed As Woman To Lure 70 Boys Into Sending Him Nudes Gets 17½ Years: Feds UPDATE: It's a measure of how despicably and disgustingly a former Union County grade-school teacher and youth soccer coach from Morristown abused dozens of boys he'd met online that a plea bargain got him "only" 17½ years in federal prison. Steven Brooks, 37, must serve at least 85% of the negotiated sentence handed down in federal court in Newark on Thursday, April 18, for posing as a woman to lure at least 70 underage boys into sending him nude photos and videos. That means he'll be in his early 50s before he'll be eligible to experience freedom again. FBI agents who investigated Brooks…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes Teachers Union, BOE Reach Tentative Contract Agreement Franklin Lakes Teachers Union, BOE Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Franklin Lakes Teachers Union, BOE Reach Tentative Contract Agreement A tentative four-year contract agreement was reached between the Franklin Lakes Board of Education and the Franklin Lakes Education Association early Tuesday morning. Schools were closed Monday when nearly 270 educators walked out amid stalled contract talks. "The agreement is subject to ratification by the parties," the Board said in a statement. "The Board is prepared to move forward in the best interest of the school community and looks forward to the teachers returning to their classrooms." The strike signaled the breakdown of negotiations between the borough Board of Education and t…

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by Cecilia Levine