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Newly-Appointed North Jersey Middle School Principal Charged With DUI: Report
A newly-appointed middle school principal was charged with DUI in the town she was hired in, NJ Advance Media reports citing court records. Aretha M. Dooley-Malloy was issued a summons for DUI, driving an unregistered vehicle and failing to possess and insurance card, and failing to give consent for breath samples while driving on Rock Spring Road in West Orange around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, the outlet says. West Orange Schools Superintendent Dr. C. Lauren Schoen was not immediately available when Daily Voice called Friday, Sept. 2. Dooley-Malloy was recently sworn is as principal of…
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Ex-NJ Assistant Principal Who Faked Reason For Slip-Fall Getting Job Back
A former assistant principal of a Hudson County school who faked her slip-and-fall in a stairwell will be getting her job back, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled. Amanda Sanjuan was hired as a bilingual education teacher in West New York in 1997, and was appointed assistant principal at Memorial High School in 2019. One night in February 2020, Sanjuan was attending an event at the high school when she fell down a flight of stairs and landed on the floor, according to court papers. After hearing a commotion, a teacher and a custodian rushed to the stairs wh…
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Here's How NJ Schools Rank In America: WalletHub
The higher the taxes, the better the school system. That seems to be the mantra when it comes to the quality of education systems across America, according to a recent study by Wallet Hub. And it just so happens that New Jersey's schools rank among the best. The Garden State is seeded at No. 3 on Wallet Hub's list of 2022's States with the Best & Worst School Systems, just behind Connecticut (2) and Massachusetts (1). "Unlike other research that focuses primarily on academic outcomes or school finance, WalletHub’s analysis takes a more comprehensive approach. It accounts for performan…
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PA High School Principal Had Years-Long Sexual Relationship With Male Student, Police Say
A high school principal from Pennsylvania was arrested on accusations he had a years-long sexual relationship with a student who viewed him as "an older brother," police said. Roger Freed, principal of the Williamsport Area High School, began a relationship with the then-middle school student in 2015, which turned sexual two years later, the NY Post reports. The pair became close when the victim's brother died of brain cancer, and the abuse continued into the victim's college tenure, NBC News says citing PA State Police. The victim said he felt like he and Freed were "bros" and co…
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Special Educator Brings Summer Social Skills Classes To Bergen County
A Bergen County mom and teacher for special needs students is launching a social skills group for elementary and middle school children this summer. Mimi Baruch’s program will run for 45 minutes one evening a week in Teaneck, and is for both neurotypical and special needs students. “When a child is able to engage appropriately in social situations they’re happier, more well rounded and have stronger relationships with friends and family,” said Baruch, 28, who has her master’s in special education and specializes in social-emotional regulation. Baruch, who spent years working in the NYC sc…
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South Brunswick Middle School Custodian Struck, Killed By Car While Working
A beloved custodian of a South Brunswick middle school was struck and killed by a car while working, district officials said. Dean Battaglia, 53, was spraying weeds on a curb at Crossroads North Middle School Wednesday, June 15, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and South Brunswick district officials. Battaglia was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information was provided. South Brunswick Superintendent of Schools, Scott Feder, sent the following letter to parents: "Today is as challenging as it gets as we lost a staff member while on the job after being hit by…
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State Closes Newark Charter School With 2 Weeks Left
State officials have closed a Newark charter school with just two weeks left in the year, officials announced. The nearly 700 students at University Heights Charter School (UCHS), a pre-K-8 public charter school in Newark, were told on June 1, the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association said Friday, June 3. The reason for the closure was not immediately known. This leaves parents scrambling to find a plan for the summer and the fall. "The lack of care, compassion, and planning for such a high-stakes decision that impacts so many low-income families is unconscionable," said…
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Off-Duty Officer Accidentally Flashing Gun Brings 'Full Scale' Police Response To NJ School
An armed individual that prompted the lockdown of a school in Morris County turned out to be an off-duty officer who accidentally exposed her weapon, authorities said. An alert parent contacted officers after seeing the armed civilian outside Northvail Elementary School on Wednesday, June 1, Parsippany Police said. The call prompted an immediate and “full-scale” police response from the department, authorities said. The investigation found that the person was an off-duty officer from another jurisdiction who had accidentally exposed her concealed handgun as she was getting out of her vehic…
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Warren County Schools Locked Down During Search For Man At Large: Police
UPDATE: The lockdown was lifted as the third man was located around 11 a.m., police confirmed. "We would like to thank all of our partners in law enforcement and at the schools for their cooperation and help in resolving this situation," WTPD said. ------------------------ Multiple schools in Warren County have been placed under lockdown as authorities search for a man who walked away from a local home. Three men walked away from a home off of Brass Castle Road in White Township early in the morning on Wednesday, June 1, Washington Township Police confirmed. While two of the three men ha…
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Threat Called Into Morris County High School Under Investigation, Police Say
A threat was called into a Morris County high school, according to police who are investigating alongside other local officials. Montville Township High School received the telephonic threat on Thursday, May 12, the Montville Township Police Department said. The threat did not appear credible, and no injuries were reported, police said. The investigation remains active and is being handled by local police, as well as the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and the Morris County Sheriff's Office. Additional details were not immediately released.
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NJ School Bus Driver Dies Behind Wheel (
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Clossie Williams was more than just a bus driver. He was a friend. A constant. A source of joy. The 59-year-old Hudson County Schools of Technology bus driver is being remembered as all that and more, just one day after he suffered a heart attack while behind the wheel of his bus on his route and died, NJ Advance Media says. Williams had one juvenile on board when he crashed into a parked car on Kennedy Boulevard and 44th Street while heading to Explore Middle School in Jersey City around 6:35 a.m., the outlet said. The child was not injured but Williams was purportedly ru…
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Midday Melee Puts Union Township High School On Lockdown: Reports
A brawl that broke out due to an ongoing dispute between students put Union Township High School on lockdown earlier this week, district officials said. Monday's fight broke out when one student was approached by others in the bathroom near the cafeteria, stopped momentarily, but picked up again near the attendance office, Superintendent Scott Taylor said in a letter to parents published by TapInto. School security called the main office, as school officials and security worked to break up the fight, Taylor said. "What we know is that this fight occurred among many of the same students who…
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