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Rutgers President To Resign At End Of School Year After Historic, Turbulent Tenure
Jonathan Holloway will resign as president of Rutgers University at the end of the 2024-25 academic year, the school announced. The university's 21st president will step down after finishing his fifth year in office on Monday, June 30, 2025, Rutgers said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The U.S. historian plans to take a sabbatical during the 2025-26 year for research projects before joining the Rutgers faculty full time. In a letter to the Rutgers community, Holloway said he made the decision to resign on his own and believes it's how he can best help the university. "Serving as th…
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Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools
Flooding from the weekend storm has closed all schools in Paterson until Wednesday, Dec. 20. The district held an early dismissal for students and staff on Monday, Dec. 18, as numerous streets in the city were closed due to several inches of accumulated water. As a result of the state of emergency being declared in Paterson, several roads and bridges will remain closed overnight... Posted by Paterson Police Department on Monday, December 18, 2023 Administration notified students and staff through robocalls and email that school buildings and district offices will be closed on Tuesd…
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Saturday Is School Day For One Of NJ's Largest Districts
School on a Saturday? Students in New Jersey’s third-largest district will attend remote classes this weekend to make up for a previously canceled instructional day. The nearly 25,000 students in the Paterson Public School district have virtual classes from 8:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. to make up for Oct. 26, when classes were canceled due to Gov. Phil Murphy’s declared state of emergency, district spokesperson Paul Brubaker said. While students were initially scheduled to attend classes in person on Saturday, the district made the decision last week to postpone the return to in-person classes until…
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Snow Day! Dozens Of NJ School Districts Closed Friday, Jan. 7
A winter storm is expected to wallop parts of New Jersey with between three and five inches of snow late Thursday night into Friday morning. Several school districts are taking action. Below are the districts with closures or delays on Friday, Jan. 7 (last updated 10 a.m.). Asbury Park: 2-hour delay Barnegat: Remote Bedminster: closed Bergenfield: closed Bernards Township: Remote Bloomfield: Closed Bound Brook: closed Brick: closed Butler: Closed Clifton: Closed Clinton - Glen Gardner School District: Closed Colts Neck: 2-hour delay Dumont: closed East Windsor Regional - Hightstown: Close…
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Paterson Schools Superintendent Eileen F. Shafer To Retire
A renowned educator in Passaic County has announced her retirement after 31 years in the industry. At a Paterson Board of Education workshop meeting this week, Eileen F. Shafer stated her intention to retire on June 30, 2022. "Those aren’t easy words to say, especially about a career I have loved so much,” she said. “I have been immensely proud to work for the students and families of Paterson Public Schools – not only while serving as Superintendent of Schools, but during every single day of the 31 years I have been here.” Shafer was appointed superintendent of Paterson Public Scho…
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Unvaccinated Students Must Quarantine After Thanksgiving Travel, NJ School District Says
Non-vaccinated students in one New Jersey school district will be required to quarantine after traveling over Thanksgiving break, officials announced. The South Orange-Maplewood School District confirmed the decision in a Nov. 16 letter to the community on its website. “The District will collect information from parents/guardians of unvaccinated students who plan on traveling either domestically (outside of PA, NJ, NY, CT, DE) or outside of the United States during the Thanksgiving break,” reads the letter. “To keep our students, staff and community safe, unvaccinated students will need t…
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North Jersey High School Goes Fully Remote Due To
Covid-
19 Case Spike
One North Jersey high school’s students will participate in fully remote classes due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, district officials announced. Morristown High School officials have cited a case count of at least 10 within the community and will close to in-person learning until Monday, Nov. 22, according to an online announcement. The Morristown School District confirmed 21 COVID-19 cases with more than 70 others pending, according to a report from Daily Record. Contact tracing is complete, and close contacts have been directly notified, officials said. Meanwhile, all sports and extracu…
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Sussex County School District Goes Virtual For Month Due To More Than 50 COVID Cases
A Sussex County school district is switching to remote learning for the next month due to more than 50 suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. The cases within the Hopatcong school's K-12 schools involved 41 students and 15 teachers as of last Friday, NJ.com reports citing Superintendent Art DiBendetto. "I cannot in good faith continue to operate the district as we are. Beginning tomorrow, March 26th, all students will be on virtual instruction," he said in a letter to families. "We were scheduled to return from Spring Break on April 12th, but instruction again will be virtual for two weeks…
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'Pick My Cotton': Police Investigate TikTok Comments That Terrorized Elmwood Park Girl, 12
After all these months of remote learning, an Elmwood Park mom couldn’t figure out why her 7th-grade daughter resisted returning to a classroom. “She begged me not to send her back,” the young mom said. “I couldn’t understand why. She is well-liked and intelligent. It didn’t make sense.” Then her daughter showed her screen shots of racist comments left under a TikTok video of her dancing with friends by three male students at Elmwood Park Memorial Middle School. A sampling: “KKK for life” “pick my cotton I need some more” “when I find you you will pay for escaping the farm” “HISPANIC L…
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2 Jersey Shore High Schools Remote After
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19 Outbreaks Linked To Student Parties
A pair of Jersey Shore high school switched to remote learning following student parties later deemed the source of COVID-19 outbreaks, district officials said. Remote instruction began at Monmouth Regional and Holmdel high schools March 19. Holmdel had approximately 100 teachers and students in quarantine, while it was unclear how many individuals were affected at Monmouth Regional. “We all want the pandemic to end, so we can return to our normal routines," Holmdel Superintendent Lee Seitz said in a letter to families. "But the here and now still requires a degree of vigilance if we…
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New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm
New Jersey schools are moving to remote learning or closing entirely ahead of Thursday's winter storm. Between 6 and 9 inches of snow and sleet is expected between Thursday and Friday across much of the state. Here's a list of districts that have announced closures or a switch to remote learning for Thursday. Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com. Asbury Park: remote Barnegat: remote Bergenfield: remote Bernards Twp: remote Bloomfield: closed Denville: remote Dover: closed East Windsor Regional: remote Egg Harbor Township: remote Freehold: remote Hazlet: remote Holmdel:…
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Feds: NJ Teacher, Soccer Coach Caught Making Child Porn After Sending Hard Drive For Repairs
A Union County fifth-grade teacher from Morristown who also coaches youth soccer was arrested by the FBI after sending a hard drive containing child porn that he’d created to a California company to recover his files, authorities said. Steven Brooks, 34, who recently taught at Washington Elementary School in Summit and has helped run the Livingston Soccer Club the past 10 years, used a fake online profile to get underage boys to send him videos and photos, authorities said Tuesday. Brooks had emailed an employee at a California company that he had “sensitive and private” information on a ha…
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How Did Bergen School Principal, Assistant Principal ‘Vanish'? Those Who Know Won't Say
It’s been nearly a month since their local middle school principal and his second in command suddenly "vanished" from the district, and concerned parents in Wyckoff, as well as their children, still have no idea why. Had they gotten into some kind of trouble? Were they fired? Did they quit? “We found out that we had no principal and vice-principal through the hair salon and through town gossip,” prominent civil attorney Michael Epstein said during a Wyckoff Board of Education Zoom meeting Monday night. Parents in the northwest Bergen County town who are concerned for their children’s safet…
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Covid-
19 Outbreak Among School Bus Drivers Suspends Service In This PA District
One school district in Montgomery County has suspended all bus services for students after a COVID-19 outbreak among its schools' transportation company, 6abc Action News reports. The Perkiomen Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Barbara Russell confirmed more than 30 COVID-19 cases were been reported within Student Transportation America. Elementary students moved to remote learning, while parents of high schoolers were left scrambling to make other transportation arrangements. Transportation worker Lynn Himes, died this week due to the virus, school officials told 6abc. Russell sa…
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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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Snow
DAY: These Bergen, Passaic County School Districts Have True Snow Days Thursday
School districts across North Jersey have started announcing closures and early dismissals ahead of the Nor’easter storm expected to pummel the region Wednesday and Thursday. While some districts still expect students to work remotely, others are giving them a day off. Some are half-day virtual and half-day off. The following schools in Bergen and Passaic County have true, good ol' fashion snow days on Thursday. Becton High School Bloomingdale Demarest (virtual half day) Elmwood Park Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Hackensack Lodi Mahwah (likely, district says) New Milford Oakland Paramus Rams…
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NJ Superintendent Has Disappointing Message For Students Ahead Of Winter Storm
A South Jersey schools superintendent has a disappointing message for students ahead of this week's winter storm. "Don't expect a snow day," Cherry Hills Superintendent Dr. Joseph Meloche said Monday. The region is bracing for its first whopper of a storm in nearly two years coming Wednesday. But Meloche warned, it shouldn't impact a thing for the district. “I know that this is disappointing to some," Meloche said. "I get it. I love the snow. However, with our abbreviated daily schedules, there is still time to maintain our continuity of learning, to interact with our teachers…
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19: Additional Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Coronavirus has pushed several Bergen and Passaic County schools to go remote in the last several weeks. Some will return to in-person instruction later this month, others will wait until after the New Year. On Nov. 24, officials in Fair Lawn announced all schools were making a shift to fully-remote from Dec. 7 through Jan. 15. The buildings are expected to reopen with hybrid learning on Jan. 19. Bloomingdale's three schools will be closed until Jan. 4, according to a letter sent by interim Superintendent John Petrelli. The letter says the move is the result of staffing issues and …
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Paterson Schools Extend Remote Learning To March
Paterson Public Schools will be holding classes virtually until March. Superintendent Shafer made the recommendation to the Board of Education based on "science and data," district officials said. “As I have said before about the decision to reopen school buildings, data will be our guide and safety will be our priority,” Shafer said. “Nearly ten months after COVID-19 first emerged in New Jersey, community spread of new infections has reached an all-time high.” Almost thirty New Jersey school districts will be remote learning until after the New Year. Of the 70 school-related outbr…
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Hudson County District Remote Since August Extends Virtual Learning Through January
A Hudson County school district whose students haven't been in the classrooms this year yet will have to wait even longer. West New York schools have extended remote learning until Jan. 31, 2021, Superintendent Clara Brito Herrera said in a letter to parents Dec. 7. "This decision is not one that is made lightly, but safety and instruction have been our priority during this unprecedented time," she said. " Our comprehensive reopening plan will still be phased in throughout the second half of the school year and our goal remains to eventually enter hybrid learning in the near future."…
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Covid-
19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools
More North Jersey schools are going remote due to increasing COVID-19 cases. All Fair Lawn schools will go remote Dec. 7 until Jan. 15. The Edison School and Fair Lawn BOE offices were remote as of Monday, Nov. 23. The high school and Memorial Middle School went remote Nov. 19, while Warren Point and Forrest School were expected to return to in-person learning on Nov. 30. Ridgewood Schools reported nearly two dozen cases since the beginning of the academic year. An additional four cases were reported this week: Two each at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School. T…
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Covid-
19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January
Paramus Public Schools will be closed until January due to high rate of COVID-19 transmission within the schools, district officials said. In a letter to parents sent Nov. 25, Superintendent Sean P. Adams said the number and frequency of cases have risen to levels that place the district within the state's "very high risk of community transmission" category. The New Jersey Health Department apparently recommended the district close facilities, after an outbreak was detected by the state's Department of Disease Reporting and Surveillance System. Paramus Schools' switch to a full-remote lea…
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Covid-
19: 3 More North Jersey School Districts Remote Until January
Three additional school districts in North Jersey are going all-remote until January. Officials from Newton Public Schools, Sparta Township Public Schools (Sussex County) and North Arlington Public Schools (Bergen County) announced this week. Newton and North Arlington will reopen Jan. 18, and Sparta will reopen Jan. 19. As of Friday, there were 3,635 new coronavirus cases and 23 more deaths reported in New Jersey. Newton's superintendent Dr. G Kennedy Green said the district has seen a steady rise in cases in the last few weeks. Sussex County averaged seven new cases daily in mid-…
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19: Hackensack Schools Extend Remote Learning With No Return Date In Sight
Yet another North Jersey school district that closed due to COVID-19 will not be reopening until January -- maybe longer. In a letter to the community dated Nov. 13, Hackensack Superintendent Robert Sanchez said due to the upward trend in new cases, in-person instruction will have to wait until the new year. "We understand that this news is disappointing, however, with the holiday season upon us, the spread of the virus is more likely to occur due to interstate travel, family gatherings, and indoor socializing," Sanchez said. "If we were to open to in-person instruction now…
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Closed
: NJ School District Reports More Than 30 COVID Cases, 'Dozens Of Results Pending'
An entire Morris County school district has shifted to remote learning after more than 30 COVID-19 cases returned positive. The Morris School District will be fully-remote until Nov. 30, district officials said Sunday. At least half of the cases were linked to Morristown High School, which closed Nov. 13. With "dozens more test results pending," district officials on Sunday expanded the transition to include all schools. “This decision is a result of significant spread of the coronavirus within our local community and the need for impactful action in an effort to slow it down,“…
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Covid-
19: Bergen County School Closes After Student, Faculty Member Test Positive
Another Bergen County school has gone remote after a pair of cases were reported. An eighth grade student and administrative assistant at the Maywood Avenue school both tested positive Maywood Schools Superintendent said in a Nov. 13 letter to the community. Both individuals contracted the virus out of school, Jordan said. The Maywood Avenue school will switch to a full remote model beginning Monday, Nov. 16, with in-person learning set to resume Nov. 30. These cases are unrelated and therefore, out of an abundance of caution, the Bergen County Board of Health recommended that Maywoo…
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Glen Rock Schools Go To Remote Learning After Teacher, Student Test Positive For
Covid-
19
Glen Rock's high school and middle schools will go into remote learning for at least two weeks beginning Monday after a teacher and a student tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. It marked the sixth time this school year that either a district staffer or student tested positive for the coronavirus and the second time in less than a month that the high school has had to close. Fall athletics, other after-school activities and elementary school instruction remain unchanged, Schools Supt. Dr. Brett Charleston told parents in a letter this weekend. “Our [c]ontact [t]racers de…
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Covid-
19: No Classroom Return Date In Sight (Yet) For This Essex County District
Students in one Essex County district where one person associated with the football team tested positive for COVID-19 are learning remotely with no date set for a return to classroom learning... yet. In a letter to parents sent Nov. 10, Nutley Superintendent Dr. Julie Glazer laid out how learning operate this month. Students in grades Pre-K through 6, along with self-contained special education, will remain in their current hybrid schedule until Wednesday, Nov. 25. Students in grades 7 through 12 -- who planned on returning to schools Monday, Nov. 16 -- will instead remain v…
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Covid-
19: Another Bergen County District All-Remote Until January, 2 Students Positive
Yet another Bergen County district will be going all-remote until January. Little Ferry schools have been holding learning virtually since Nov. 9, after two students tested positive. They were last in the schools on Oct. 30. In-person learning will resume on Monday, Nov. 16. But after Thanksgiving break, Little Ferry schools will be all-remote until Jan. 8. Other North Jersey districts that are all remote until January include Boonton, Clifton, Garfield, Newark, Paterson and Wallington. Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com.
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Covid-
19: Trio Of Bergen County Schools Go Remote
Three more Bergen County schools have switched to remote learning due to COVID-19. On Nov. 12, officials announced Fair Lawn's Warren Point school will be remote until Nov. 30. Two days prior, it was made public that the Forrest School was switching to remote learning, with in-person instruction set to resume Nov. 30. It was not clear how many individuals tested positive. Meanwhile, a pair of students at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale tested positive earlier this week. The school will be closed Nov. 13 through Nov. 23. In-person classes will resume Nov. 24.
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Covid-
19: One Of NJ's Largest School Districts Remote Until January
Yet another North Jersey school district has postponed in-person learning until 2021. The latest in Passaic County. Beginning Monday, all schools in Clifton will switch to remote learning due to a spike in the virus across the state, particularly Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties. Since reopening for in-person learning Oct. 12, 23 students and 12 staff members tested positive for the virus, forcing 398 students and 105 staff members to quarantine, Clifton Schools Superintendent Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi said Wednesday. Last week, 12 students and four staff members tested posit…
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