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Parents claim NJ teacher’s ‘extreme’ punishment goes too far in lawsuit
BELLEVILLE — A seven-year-old New Jersey boy was afraid to return to school after a punishment left him outside cold and alone, according to a lawsuit. The incident in the winter of 2023 was just one example of the institutional abuse faced by the second-grader at Belleville School #4, according to the lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Essex County on Aug. 2.
Yellow ribbon for Hamas hostages sparks outrage at NJ school
FAIR LAWN — School officials ordered a Jewish student club to remove a yellow ribbon in support of hostages taken by Hamas and an Israeli flag while a Muslim club was allowed to display a symbol supporting Palestine, according to the mother of a Jewish club member. Adi Vaxman,...
Discover The Most Haunted College In America– Right In New York
Where is the most haunted college in New York State?. New York's most haunted college is actually the most haunted college in all of America too. How do we know this? Thanks to research. College Rover put together a survey where they asked college students about paranormal activity. They surveyed...
Clifton School Principal Dies: Remembering Jennifer Lucas
Jennifer Lucas, the principal of a Clifton elementary school, died on Monday, Oct. 7, school officials said.Acting Superintendent Mark Gengaro announced Lucas' death in a letter to families.Lucas, who helmed School Two, began working in the district as a music teacher at School 12 in 1995, where sh…
Fight to control NJ child care costs continues
HACKENSACK, N.J. (PIX11) – Elizabeth Velazquez is a mother to three, two of whom go to Little Learners Child Development Center in Hackensack. “My children mean the world to me,” she said, holding back tears, “and I want to be able to continue to work hard every day to provide the world to them.” Paying […]
NJ high school students get a ‘dream’ surprise at American Dream
EAST RUTHERFORD — Students from one New Jersey high school got the surprise of their life while on a field trip with their teacher on Tuesday afternoon. Union High School history and cultural studies teacher, Nicholas Ferroni took a group of students on a field trip to the New Jersey Hall of Fame at American Dream in East Rutherford, where they ran into and got to meet actor Paul Rudd.
As NJ high school sportsmanship continues to be an issue, one league takes initiative
NEW MILFORD − There were 12 scenarios presented of inappropriate behavior. There could have been 12,000. Student-athletes from across the 36-team North Jersey Interscholastic Conference gathered at New Milford High School on Tuesday morning for a sportsmanship summit organized by conference administrators and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. It wasn’t just about...
Staten Island HS football: Soccer standout now getting his kicks for Curtis on the gridiron
Last October, Ibrahim Alkasimi, who grew up playing and starring in soccer, was in a physical education class at Curtis High School toying with a football. “I was just chilling in my ninth period in physical education class, and I was like you know what let me try to kick a field goal,” said the senior, who was also mulling transferring out of the St. George school at the same time. “I was like, ‘why not right.’ I’m kicking and I’m doing really well. I’m like ‘OK’ and the football players are seeing me kick 30-40-yard field goals and they’re like, ‘Wow! You should join the team.’ "
A Look Back: These Staten Island HS football players were the cream of the crop in 1995
Susan Wagner won the PSAL city football championship during the 1995 campaign and, not surprisingly, a number of its players were among Staten Island’s statistical leaders that season, including scoring leader Malik Aluqdah. The bruising running back had a total of 152 points thanks to 21 touchdowns and 13...
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