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NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death
NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death A New Jersey mother is pushing for a new law following the death of her 6-year-old special needs daughter, which led to the arrest of a bus monitor. Fajr A. Williams was apparently strapped incorrectly when her bus went over a series of bumps on Monday, July 17, as Daily Voice previously reported citing the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. Fajr, 6, died in July 2023 on the school bus.Najmah Nash Fajr's bus monitor, Amanda Davila, 27, of New Brunswick, had fastened the harness of the girl's wheelchair too tight, blocking her airway, authorities said.  Davila was charged with manslau…

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by Valerie Musson
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Central Jersey Teacher Mishandled Special Needs Student: Prosecutor Central Jersey Teacher Mishandled Special Needs Student: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Teacher Mishandled Special Needs Student: Prosecutor A 42-year-old elementary school teacher from Central Jersey is charged with inappropriately handling a special needs student, authorities said. Christine Paduch, of Howell. was charged with child endangerment, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. On Monday, April 17, Detective Ryan Hall of the Old Bridge Police Department and Detective Oscar Ayala of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office conducted an investigation regarding allegations of abuse upon a special needs student at Madison Park Elementary School. Paduch was arrested without incident. …

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by Jon Craig
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Former Paramus Student From Passaic Charged In Fake 911 Mall Shooter Call, Bogus School Threat Former Paramus Student From Passaic Charged In Fake 911 Mall Shooter Call, Bogus School Threat
Former Paramus Student From Passaic Charged In Fake 911 Mall Shooter Call, Bogus School Threat A recent graduate of a special needs high school in Paramus phoned in a pair of bogus reports -- one about an alleged threat at the school by a man with a knife and another that made it seem an active shooter was at the Garden State Plaza, authorities said. Alex Barrales, 18, of Passaic made both "swatting" calls on the same day -- May 13, Police Capt. Frank Scott said Monday. Barrales was arrested in Irvington late last week after Paramus Police Detective Joshua Capizzi identified him as the caller in both instances, the captain said. Barrales, who'd attended Windsor Preparatory High Sch…

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by Jerry DeMarco