Discrimination

U.S. Office of Civil Rights To Investigate Lakewood Schools’ Discrimination of Latino Student with Disabilities

NJ Education Report has received, through an anonymous source, a formal complaint against the Lakewood Public Schools (LPS). The complaint…

2 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood Teacher’s Lawsuit: “SHE’S JEWISH OO SUS GOT A PROBLEM ON HER HANDS”

Last week Tamar Herman, the South Orange-Maplewood teacher who was put on administrative leave last year for allegedly pulling off…

2 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood School Teacher Files A Defamation Lawsuit in Follow-Up to Hijab Incident

Today the New York Times is breaking news about South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools. Back in October 2021, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj…

2 years ago

Another Chapter in the South Orange-Maplewood Hijab Saga as Family Sues the District

It’s hard to keep track of the South Orange-Maplewood hijab incident. Last October 6th, Seth Boyden Elementary School second-grade teacher…

3 years ago

Westfield Schools Shaken By Outbreaks of Anti-Semitism

(Photo courtesy of TapInto.) This past August, in wealthy Westfield, residents were shocked to find a swastika etched into playground…

3 years ago

Pleasantville Teacher Is Caught On Video Using Racist Language

'Quiet,' an adult voice can be heard saying. 'What I said was, ‘Is it OK if I use the word…

3 years ago

After School Board Member’s Racist Posts, District Tries to Insert Some Wiggle Room

What happens when a New Jersey school board member makes blatantly racist comments on social media? If you go by…

3 years ago

NJ School Board Member ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ About Racist Commentary

Central Regional School District is a small two-school district in Ocean County serving 2,800 students grades 7-12. Recently this district,…

3 years ago

SCHLITZ: Like Judge Brown Jackson, I Struggle Against a Racist Education System

Haley Taylor Schlitz is a third year law student, author, public speaker, and respected thought leader on the issues students…

3 years ago

This Is How a Jersey City Public Charter Is Building an Anti-Racist Culture

Felicia Henderson is a first-grade teacher at Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She serves as the head of…

3 years ago