Student Safety

Young Boy With Down Syndrome Abused by School District, Parents Claim

Two years ago a young boy, who has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome, epilepsy, asthma, post-traumatic stress disorder, hearing loss…

2 years ago

Murphy Announces New School Safety Initiative–But Mum on Teacher Testing

Today at East Brook Middle School in Paramus, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey will use $6.5 million from…

2 years ago

NYE: Medically-Fragile New Jersey Students Deserve a Permanent Virtual Learning Option

Deanna Nye is the founder of NJ Parents for Virtual Choice, a group of parents and community members who support…

2 years ago

Murphy Will End Weekly Testing in Schools for Unvaccinated Staff

Update: Gov. Murphy just issued the Executive Order. Full text here. In accord with the Centers for Disease Control's new…

2 years ago

New Jersey League of Conservation and Sierra Club Celebrate Electric School Bus Bill’s Passage

This is a statement from New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Executive Director, Ed Potosnak and Anjuli Ramos, Director of…

2 years ago

Bridgewater Township Submits School Security Agreement to Board of Education

Bridgewater plans to protect every child in every school every day of the school year by placing a Bridgewater Township…

2 years ago

Murphy Signs Law Requiring NJ Public Schools to Immediately Develop Threat Assessment Teams

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 4075/3229 into law, requiring the board of education in each school district and…

2 years ago

Murphy’s Education Department Announces Districts Will Be ‘Penalized’ For Not Following New Sex Education Standards

The New Jersey State Department of Education just announced that school districts that don't adhere to the new Sexual Health…

2 years ago

Trenton Central High Students Suffer While Murphy Cancels Parent Voices

L.A. Parker of the Trentonian says nothing has changed at Trenton Central High School since 2005 when Mayor Doug Palmer…

2 years ago

KIPP Rise Celebrates its LBGTQ+ Students!

Yesterday afternoon, KIPP Rise Academy in Newark celebrated its middle school LGBTQ+ students and staff with food, dancing, activities, and…

2 years ago