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Congressional Candidate Pallotta Responds to NJEA Ignorant and Politically Motivated Statement on Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict

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Ramsey NJ, Frank Pallotta, candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s fifth Congressional district issued the following statement regarding the NJEA’s statement on the Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdict.
I stand in support of those calling for the NJEA to retract its statement and to apologize for their terribly short-sighted and premature response to last weeks verdict.  I was shocked and appalled by the reckless and totally irresponsible reaction from the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) following Friday’s not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.

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Proposed legislation Would Mandate School Boards to Post Meeting Schedules and Agendas also Require Public Schools to make Curriculum Plans Available to the Public

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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio sponsors two bills increasing transparency and making it easier for mothers and fathers to keep up with what’s happening in their children’s classrooms.

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New Legislation Would Ban Critical Race Theory and Prohibit Public School Teachers from Engaging in Political, Ideological & Religious Advocacy in Classroom

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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Michael Testa and Senator Joe Pennacchio have introduced legislation that would prevent critical race theory (CRT) from being taught in New Jersey public schools. The bill would also prohibit public schools teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious advocacy in their classrooms.

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Senator Calls for Investigation, into Teachers logging the personal health information of students and their families in a progressive organization’s campaign App

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NJEA and AFT upto it again

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River Vale NJ, after it was revealed that national teachers’ unions have been training and instructing New Jersey teachers to log the personal health information of students and their families in a progressive organization’s campaign app, Senator Holly Schepisi called for an investigation and urged the Murphy administration to prohibit the invasive practice.

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Forum Claims Ridgewood High School Teachers will be Providing Classroom Instruction from Home Via Video

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Ridgewood NJ, surfing the internet you find a lot of crazy stuff , from a forum on Free Republic the following thread was started about none other than Ridgewood High School :

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Back to School : Debate on Failing Education Intensifies

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Ridgewood NJ, Wednesday September 1st was back  to school for the Ridgewood School district and nationwide it’s the first day of school in many states.  The Ridgewood bog  rarely agree even a little bit with the New York Times, but the recent editorial “The School Kids Are Not Alright,” has some bullseye observations about the worm in the apple of our schools.

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COVID puts Spotlight on School Choice

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Ridgewood NJ, a year ago, 57% of public schools all across the U.S. chose online learning over in-person or hybrid teaching.

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Governor Murphy Caves to Teachers Union on School Personnel Vaccine Mandate

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Trenton NJ, in what can only be perceived as caving in to pressure from the NJEA (NJ teachers Union ) Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 253, requiring all preschool to Grade 12 school personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18, 2021 or be subject to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times per week. This requirement will strengthen protections against the spread of COVID-19, including the highly transmissible Delta variant, to children in school settings, many of whom are under 12 years old and not yet eligible for vaccination.

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Governor Murphy Expected to Announce NJ Teacher Vaccine Mandate

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Ridgewood NJ, according to multiple sources  Governor Phil Murphy is expected to announce that all teachers including Ridgewood teachers will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine this school year.

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Time for Real Science , Not the Governor Murphy “Science”

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Sommerville NJ,  Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, released the following statement ahead of Phil Murphy’s announcement of a mask mandate for New Jersey’s public school students:

“Governor Phil Murphy has done it again. His decision to require masks for K-12 students is a bewildering reversal of his position of just a few weeks ago. Let me be clear, I oppose Governor Murphy’s mask mandate for students. The science is clear: nearly all children who contract COVID-19 are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and wearing masks for children is terrible for their social and emotional development. Bottom line, whether a child wears a mask should be decided by parents, not government. If someone wants to have their child wear a mask, they should feel free to do so, but it’s not something that should be forced on children, nor should their learning be inhibited in any way. Finally, this feels like the first step towards another Murphy lockdown, which is something our children, businesses, and taxpayers cannot afford or are willing to accept.”

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WalletHub Study : New Jersey Has the 3rd Best School System in America

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Ridgewood NJ, with more than half of educators reporting significant learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary.

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Retired Summit middle-school theater director arrested for alleged sexual contact with student

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Summit NJ, A retired drama teacher and theater director at a middle school in Summit has been arrested and charged with committing criminal offenses of a sexual nature against a student while on school grounds several years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti announced Monday.

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Rutgers-Eagleton Poll : Majority of New Jerseyans Support Fully Reopening Public Schools in Fall

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New Brunswick NJ, as vaccination rates increase and prospects of normal life return more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, New Jerseyans differ on various aspects of this “new normal” and how comfortable they feel, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

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Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Visit Bergenfield High School to Highlight Importance of In-Person Learning

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Bergenfield NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today visited Bergenfield High School to discuss the importance of in-person learning. While the pandemic led to a temporary statewide closure of schools in March 2020, public schools serving over 95% of New Jersey’s nearly 1.4 million students are now learning in-person either on a full-time or hybrid schedule. Governor Murphy has also required all schools to provide full-time, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year, with no remote learning option available.

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Regular Public Meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Education will be held on 5-24-21

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Ridgewood NJ, The Board of Education meets on May 24, 2021 at 6:00 PM for an Executive Session and 7:00 PM for the Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.

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