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'You Are Vile': Bound Brook Judge Scolded Kids, Threatened Parents With Deportation: Complaint
Disciplinary charges have been filed against a judge in Somerset County after he yelled at truant children who appeared in his courtroom, even making threats their parents could be deported. Britt Simon served as a part-time judge in the shared municipal courts of Bridgewater, Somerville, Raritan and Bound Brook before he was suspended in February by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct As part of his duties, Simon presided over truancy cases in Bound Brook. In New Jersey, parents can be fined if their children are truant from school. The complaint alleges Simon "raised his voice and …
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Delco Parents Charged For Elementary School Student's Truancy
Two parents in Lower Chichester Township face misdemeanor charges after police say their child missed school for over 60 days. Carolyn L. Gill and John E. Spires are charged with corruption of minors, said township police. According to authorities, their 8-year-old had 64 unexcused absences at Linwood Elementary School between Aug. 28 and Dec. 15 last year. During a wellness check at their home on Nov. 15, Gill and Spires allegedly told police they were in the process of obtaining medical records to enroll their child in an online school. "This was later found to n…
