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NJ Student Makes Bomb Threat At Penn State: Authorities
A former National Merit scholar from New Jersey posted a bomb threat at Penn State on the social media platform Yik Yak, authorities allege. Henry Peter Hyduke, 20, of Fair Haven, NJ, allegedly posted "ROTC bombing downtown state college tonight. Stay safe," at 6:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Collegian. The FBI National Threat Operations Center was notified bomb threat posted on the social media platform Yik Yak, according to WJAC. "Yik Yak was able to identify the source user's GPS location and phone number, which …
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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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Bomb Threat Evacuates New Jersey City University
A bomb threat that evacuated New Jersey City University was deemed unfounded, officials said. The Jersey City campus on JFK Boulevard was cleared the morning of Friday, July 8, with classes cancelled. An investigation by city police "found nothing suspicious," and the campus returned to normal operations as of noon, according to a statement on the university's website. "Students may now return to main campus residence halls," it reads. "Student services remain open virtually. Employees who evacuated campus are not expected to return for the remainder of the day unless otherwise direct…
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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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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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Mom Charged After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Elementary School In Union Township: Police
A woman has been charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening to "shoot up" an elementary school in Union Township. Officers were called to Jefferson Elementary School on Hilton Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, after a principal told them that a student's parent became upset with her and threatened to "shoot the whole place up," local police said. In response, police put the school on lockdown, stationed officers outside the school, and waited at the mom's house in an attempt to find her, they said. Officers approached the unidentified woman and a…
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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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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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