Fog/Mist 47°
Tag:

New Jersey Department of Education

Schools
Two Jersey Shore School Districts Could Merge After OK From State Officials Two Jersey Shore School Districts Could Merge After OK From State Officials
Two Jersey Shore School Districts Could Merge After OK From State Officials New Jersey's top education officials have signed-off on a referendum for a merger between two school districts. On Friday, March 8, Acting New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer approved Seaside Heights merging with the Toms River Regional school district. The Central Regional School District had petitioned against the merger, but Dehmer said that Seaside Heights is closer in proximity to Toms River, so transportation will be cheaper and more time-efficient. He also said the merger would be unlikely to "increase or exacerbate the segregation of students by racial, …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Hateful Images, Messages Sent To Westwood Regional Students Probed By Cyber Crime Detectives Hateful Images, Messages Sent To Westwood Regional Students Probed By Cyber Crime Detectives
Hateful Images, Messages Sent To Westwood Regional Students Probed By Cyber Crime Detectives An underage saboteur used the online account of a Westwood Regional High School student to email hateful messages to most of the victim’s classmates – among them, an image of a Ku Klux Klansman accompanied by an anti-Semitic caption, authorities said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit and Washington Township police are investigating the bias incident, which district officials traced to a “non-district minor’s” IP address, Schools Supt. Jill Mortimer wrote in a message to parents and staff members. “Please know this was not a breach of our network or system,” Mortimer emphasiz…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Merging 13 School Districts Into One Could Save This NJ County Millions Of Dollars Merging 13 School Districts Into One Could Save This NJ County Millions Of Dollars
Merging 13 School Districts Into One Could Save This NJ County Millions Of Dollars Salem County officials are considering merging its 13 school districts into one or two regional districts, NJ Advance Media reported.  Salem Community College led a study on regionalizing the schools in the county, Any final decisions would be made by elected officials and local voters. Consolidating the districts into a single, regional district would generate an annual savings of $6.8 million, the outlet reported. Splitting the 13 districts into two north-south regional districts would result in lower savings at $4.8 million annually, the outlet said. A public vote is requ…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Petition Seeks Reinstatement Of Warren County HS Vice Principal ‘Blindsided’ By Termination Petition Seeks Reinstatement Of Warren County HS Vice Principal ‘Blindsided’ By Termination
Petition Seeks Reinstatement Of Warren County HS Vice Principal ‘Blindsided’ By Termination More than a thousand residents have signed a petition that seeks to reinstate a Warren County high school vice principal they say was wrongfully fired with no notice. Lou Sylvester’s position as North Warren Regional High School Vice Principal was suddenly eliminated on April 26, according to the Change.org petition, which had garnered more than 1,300 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon. The petition says Sylvester wasn’t given a reason for his termination and was “given no chance to speak up for himself or address the board.” “He was blindsided by his colleagues and members of the board …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
News
NJ School District: Principal Might Have Avoided Lengthy Suspension NJ School District: Principal Might Have Avoided Lengthy Suspension
NJ School District: Principal Might Have Avoided Lengthy Suspension UPDATE: Administrative Law Judge Nanci Stokes said she'll tell the state commissioner of education that the Wyckoff Board of Education doesn't have to reinstate Eisenhower Middle School Principal Christopher Iasiello while it continues an investigation. Stokes said Iasiello's appeal to immediately be reinstated doesn't "clearly and convicingly" prove that he's suffering irreparable harm, that there's a "reasonable probability of ultimate success" or that he'll endure greater harm than the Board of Education. It also doesn't establish any legal right to his claim, she found. The principal's …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Feds: NJ Teacher, Soccer Coach Caught Making Child Porn After Sending Hard Drive For Repairs Feds: NJ Teacher, Soccer Coach Caught Making Child Porn After Sending Hard Drive For Repairs
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…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Bergen Schoolteacher Charged With Pocketing $300,000 In Ponzi Scheme Bergen Schoolteacher Charged With Pocketing $300,000 In Ponzi Scheme
Bergen Schoolteacher Charged With Pocketing $300,000 In Ponzi Scheme A Hackensack schoolteacher from Oradell ran a Ponzi scheme that fleeced investors of $300,000 that she used for herself, authorities announced Monday. Suzette Hart, 54, “solicited multiple investors for various high-yield, well-known investment opportunities knowing that the investments were fraudulent” over a five-year period, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hart, who most recently taught at Hackensack’s Fairmount School, then “disbursed money from one investor to other investors, which reinforced the deception that the investor’s money had been properly invested and was produc…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Here's Why This NJ District Is Going Against Governor's Back To School Directions Here's Why This NJ District Is Going Against Governor's Back To School Directions
Here's Why This NJ District Is Going Against Governor's Back To School Directions One Union County school district will begin the academic year with online learning only, going against the directions from Gov. Phil Murphy for in-person instruction. The Elizabeth School Board on Monday night voted to begin next month with remote classes after nearly 375 teachers refused to come back into the classroom over COVID-19 fears.  UPDATE: Gov. Phil Murphy was expected to announce on Wednesday that some of New Jersey's public schools can start the academic year without in-person classes as long as they meet certain criteria, several news outlets report. Buildings w…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Here Are The Rules: NJ Schools To Reopen With Social Distancing, Face Masks Here Are The Rules: NJ Schools To Reopen With Social Distancing, Face Masks
Here Are The Rules: NJ Schools To Reopen With Social Distancing, Face Masks Going back to school in September will look much different for New Jersey students, who have been remotely learning since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic mid-March. The New Jersey Department of Education on Friday released guidance for reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year. The guidelines strongly encourage face masks for students, who are required to stay six feet apart in classrooms and buses. Lunch times will be staggered and teachers are required to wear face masks. The guidelines are part of the state's "Road Back" restart and recovery plan, and were compiled…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Education Department Releasing Guidelines For Summer School Programs NJ Education Department Releasing Guidelines For Summer School Programs
NJ Education Department Releasing Guidelines For Summer School Programs The New Jersey Department of Education is expected to release guidelines that will allow schools to conduct in-person summer education programs.  These include extended school year and special education services, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Those can begin July 6. The state's health department is expected to put forth guidelines for outdoor, non-contact organized sports, set to resume June 22. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine