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Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report
Three Jersey City teenagers have been charged after tossing lit firecrackers into an open elementary school window, The Jersey Journal reported. No one was hurt in the June 1 incident at School 8 on Franklin Street in the Heights because students were in the lunchroom and the classroom was empty, schools Interim Superintendent Norma Fernandez told the outlet. Two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy were taken into police custody shortly after when they were blasting firecrackers at a nearby park, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The teenagers were char…
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Jersey City Teacher Suspended After Tirade Saying Blacks Perpetuate Violence: Report
A Jersey City middle school teacher who was recorded blaming Black residents for perpetuating violence in the community has been suspended, NJ Advance Media reports. Eighteen minutes of the unidentified Academy 1 Middle School teacher's 45-minute rant caught her saying "The whites aren’t coming here shooting you all down. Are they? Are they? How many white people came and shot you today?” the outlet said. She also apparently asked students “What are your chances in life of doing something with yourself other than sitting home waiting for your welfare check," according to NJ.com. The s…
