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NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says
NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says Two longtime math teachers at Phillipsburg High School — one the head wrestling coach and the other a teachers’ union official — were arrested Monday for attempting to illegally influence a tenure vote, Pennlive.com reports. Head coach Dave Post, 36, and George Chilmonik, 74, were being held at the Warren County jail on various charges of official misconduct, criminal coercion, improper influence in official and political matters and conspiracy pending Tuesday afternoon court appearances, according to the report, which cites Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer. Post and Chilmonik were all…

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by Valerie Musson
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Teachers In This NJ District Are Staying Home Even Though Schools Are Open Teachers In This NJ District Are Staying Home Even Though Schools Are Open
Teachers In This NJ District Are Staying Home Even Though Schools Are Open One Essex County district has opted to let its teachers work from home while students are scheduled to continue hybrid learning. South Orange-Maplewood district officials say teachers will start instructing from home due to “unsafe building conditions” starting Wednesday, NJ.com reports. Students came back to their classrooms Jan. 19 after having participated in fully remote learning since last March. Meanwhile, the South Orange-Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) is working with officials to form a solution with the district, which enrolls about 7,200 students. “The superintendent’s …

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive
Covid-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive Teachers in at least two Bergen County school districts have tested positive for COVID-19. One middle school teacher in Woodcliff Lake tested positive, while two teachers in Lodi tested positive, district and union officials confirmed. Woodcliff Lake Middle School is closed for two weeks after a teacher reported testing positive last Thursday, NJ.com reports, citing Superintendent Lauren Barbelet.  The district's schools had been open Monday through Friday, until 12:30 p.m., when students returned home for virtual learning in the afternoons. Barblet subsequently switched middle s…

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by Cecilia Levine