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COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Covid-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote Several schools in Bergen and Passaic counties made the switch to online learning due to a number of positive cases. In Maywood, two different teachers in the Memorial School tested positive, according to a letter sent by district Superintendent Michael Jordan Nov. 24. The school is closed out of an abundance of caution from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, Jordan said. All Dumont schools went virtual on Nov. 20 and will resume in-person learning on Dec. 7 due to "a number of reported cases [and] the shortage of available staff," the district said. The switch came after one person tested positive …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Longtime Dumont Principal Dismissed For Harassing Vice Principal Longtime Dumont Principal Dismissed For Harassing Vice Principal
Longtime Dumont Principal Dismissed For Harassing Vice Principal The principal of a Dumont elementary school has been fired and may now lose his pension for inappropriate behavior toward the school’s vice principal an arbitrator ruled as inappropriate, reports say. In a 53-page decision from Ruth Moscovitch, John Podesta, who became the Selzer School principal in 2015, was terminated from his position for harassing vice principal Jacqueline Bello and showing "inappropriate expressions of love," NorthJersey.com reports. The decision also prevents Podesta from being eligible for leadership positions within the K-12 district, the report says. Bello accused…

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by Valerie Musson