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Updated on June 7, 2017 at 8:31 PMPosted on June 7, 2017 at 5:46 PM

BY ADAM CLARK

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

TRENTON — New Jersey is clamping down on private schools that serve disabled students four years after a Star-Ledger investigation revealed numerous cases of nepotism and questionable spending paid for by taxpayers.

The state Board of Education on Wednesday approved new restrictions that freeze maximum salaries, lower the maximum spending cap on administrative costs and require schools to disclose business transactions with relatives, among other changes.

The move comes despite heavy opposition from the schools, which charge steep tuition from public schools to teach severely disabled students traditional schools can’t serve. Dozens of parents from the more than 150 affected schools packed earlier state board meetings out of fear that any changes at the schools could have negative consequences for students.

https://www.nj.com/education/2017/06/nj_targets_nepotism_high_salaries_at_schools_for_t.html