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Montclair Principal Replaced After Showing Video Of Black Man Deemed Offensive
The principal of a Montclair middle school was ousted from his role after showing what his colleagues called an offensive video of a black man during a staff convocation, reports say. Renaissance at Rand Principal John Putrino showed the video of a man yelling about the tribulations that remote learning posed for children during a "welcome back" event over Zoom, Baristanet reports. Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Ponds had the tech team stop the video as the Zoom comment section became flooded with comments from staff calling the video offensive, the outlet said. Ponds subsequently emailed an …
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NJ Pedophile Roundup: 21 Caught Having Or Trying To Have Sex With Kids, AG Says
One pedophile traveled to Atlantic City from Oklahoma for sex with two pre-teenage girls. Another had a girl carve his initials into her legs. A third posted a social media video of her raping a youngster she was babysitting. These were among 21 people busted in a massive state pedophile roundup, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Wednesday. Opportunities for predators to contact children directly have dramatically increased with remote home learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, Grewal said. “Reports to our Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of potential pred…
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'We're Scared:' Sussex County Catholic School Student Petitions For Remote Learning
While hundreds New Jersey schools will be starting the 2020-21 academic year with remote learning, Pope John XXIII Regional High School was not one of them. In-person classes are set to begin at the Roman Catholic high school in Sparta next week. One of the school's senior students is hoping to change that. More than 490 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon had been garnered on the Change.org petition launched by Maddox Maiello. “Pope John’s ignorance should not be dangerous for those who attend,” Maiello writes. “One hundred percent capacity isn’t a smart decision, and it’s scary for both s…
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Updated
: More NJ Districts Opt For All-Remote Learning Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
UPDATED: More New Jersey school districts have opted to start the 2020-21 academic year remotely. Schools have been voting for virtual starts ever since last week, when Gov. Phil Murphy gave remote learning the OK -- as long as districts provide plans to show state education officials how they will transition into classroom learning. The list of more than 80 school districts opting for all-remote starts includes the state's four largest districts: Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth and Paterson. The following districts have opted for virtual starts: Asbury Park Atlantic City Audubon Bayonne …
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'Not A Change Of Course': Murphy Announces Remote Reopening Rules For NJ Schools
"This is not a change of course," said Gov. Phil Murphy Wednesday in announcing that some of New Jersey's schools that can't meet safety standards for reopening can begin the school year in an all-remote fashion. UPDATE: These New Jersey School Districts Plan On All-Remote Starts Schools choosing to reopen with all-remote learning must show plans for satisfying the standards and anticipated date to resume in-person instruction, the governor said. Joined by state and local education officials, the governor also signed an executive order allowing all New Jersey schools to reopen for in-…
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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…
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NJ Education Officials To Release Guidelines On Welcoming College Students Back To Campus
New Jersey education officials on Wednesday is expected to release guidelines for the state's colleges and universities bringing students back on campus for upcoming summer and fall semesters. No hard date was set, rather, institutions were told they can provide individual plans to The NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education at least 14 days before the date they want to reopen for review by the state's health department. The plans must consider 10 key areas: Instruction, housing, computer labs, libraries, research and labs, student services, transportation, dining, study ab…
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Mount Olive Schools Cancel Classes To Plan For Coronavirus Outbreak
Education officials in Mount Olive canceled school Monday while staff meet to discuss conducting classes remotely during a potential coronavirus outbreak. The day off will be covered with an unused snow day, said Superintendent Robert Zywicki in announcing the closure Friday. As of Sunday, there had not been any cases of COVID-19 announced in Morris County. "I understand that might cause alarm," Zywicki said. "But this is purely precautionary." There were six presumed positive cases of coronavirus in New Jersey as of Sunday evening. Five were in North Jersey and one was in Camden Cou…
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