2022 Decisions

January

Stephen Spotts v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 01/05/2021 (#1-22)

Stephen Margiotta v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection. 01/12/2022, (#2-22)

Willingboro Education Association, on behalf of its member, Michelle N. Reddick v. Board of Education of the Township of Willingboro, Burlington County, 1/12/2022, (#3-22)

In the Matter of Carmen Torres-Izquierdo, University Academy Charter High School, Hudson County, 1/12/2022, (#4-22)

Heather Garcia v. Board of Education of the Borough of Norwood, Bergen County, 01/19/2022, (#9-22)

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Richard Wilder, School District of the City of Camden, Camden County, 01/20/2022, (#15-22)

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Corey LaBov, School District of the Borough of Woodbine, Cape May County, 01/20/2022, (#16-22)

Stephanie Angus v. Board of Education of the Borough of Metuchen, Middlesex County, 1/27/2022, (#20-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Mary Jo Reid, Board of Education of the City of Summit, Union County, 1/27/2022, (#21-22)

February

Eleanor Elcock v. Essex County Regional Educational Services Commission, Essex County, 2/4/2022, (#24-22)

In the Matter of Carlos Lejnieks, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, Hudson County, 2/23/2022, (#33-22)

In the Matter of the Teaching Certificates of Emma Allen, Board of Education of the West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District, Mercer County, 2/23/2022, (#37-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Certificates of Courtney Lelli, Vineland Public Charter School, Cumberland County, 2/23/2022, (#38-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Certificates of Joya Anderson, Board of Trustees of the Achieve Community Charter School, Essex County, 2/23/2022, (#39-22)

March

M.M., on behalf of minor child v. Board of Education of the Township of Lafayette, Sussex County, 3/4/2022, (#43-22)

Askiaa Nash v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County and Roger Leon, Superintendent, 3/4/2022, (#44-22)

Brian Jasey v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 3/14/2022, (#52-22)

Laura Langer, et al. v Willie Hembree and Board of Education of the City of Plainfield, Union Countyand Stuart Balch, et al v. Board of Education of the City of Plainfield, Union County, 3/22/2022, (#56-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificate of Jessica Clark, School District of the Township of Gloucester, Camden County, 3/22/2022, (#57-22) 

April

Board of Education of the Borough of Kinnelon, Morris County v. Karen D’Amico, 4/1/2022, (#58-22)

C.B., on behalf of minor children, A.J.B. and J.B. v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 4/12/2022, (#68-22)

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Debra Graham, School District of the City of Newark, Essex County, 4/12/2022, (#69-22)

Brianna Butts v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 4/14/2022, (#74-22)

John Moylan v. Board of Education of the Borough of Saddle River, Bergen County, 4/14/2022, (#76-22)

In the Matter of Richard Quelch, Barnegat Board of Education, Ocean County, 4/14/2022, (#77-22SEC)

In the Matter of James Morgan, Ridgewood Board of Education, Bergen County, 4/14/2022, (#78-22SEC)

In the Matter of Sheila Brogan, Ridgewood Board of Education, Bergen County, 4/14/2022, (#79-22SEC)

Board of Education of the Freehold Regional High School District, Monmouth County v. Board of Education of the Township of Barnegat, Ocean County, 4/26/2022, (#83-22)

In the Matter of the Revocation of the Certificates of Jayson LaVorne, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 4/26/22, (#84-22)

May

E.P., on behalf of minor children, J.B. and L.P., v. Board of Education of the City of Burlington, Burlington County, 5/3/2022, (#92-22)

Jaroslaw Nimczyk v. New Jersey State Board of Examiners, 5/16/2022, (#98-22)

Benjamin Wood v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 5/19/2022, (#100-22)

Calvin Abramowitz v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 5/19/2022, (#101-22)

R.H. on behalf of minor child v. Board of Education of the Town of Hackettstown, Warren County, 5/19/2022, (#102-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the School Counselor Certificate of Elizabeth Wood Norman, Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School, Mercer County, 5/19/2022, (#103-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Mackenzie Cahill, Empowerment Academy Charter School, Hudson County, 5/19/2022, (#104-22)

In the Matter of Marilyn Roman and Sudhan Thomas, Jersey City Board of Education, Hudson County, 5/19/2022, (#105-22SEC) APPEAL, 5/19/2022, (#105-22SEC)

Board of Education of the City of Absecon, Atlantic County v. Board of Education of the City of Pleasantville, Atlantic County, 5/25/2022, (#112-22)

Board of Education of the Borough of Milltown, Middlesex County v. Egnita Pardo, 5/25/2022, (#113-22)

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Kathleen Douglass, Lower Cape May Regional School District, Cape May County, 5/25/2022, (#114-22)

June

L.B., on behalf of minor child, E.Y. v. Board of Education of the Monmouth Regional High School District, Monmouth County, 6/6/2022, (#119-22)

Board of Education of the Township of Pennsauken, Camden County v. Lovell Pugh-Bassett, Interim Executive County Superintendent; Board of Education of Haddon Township, Camden County; and A.A. on behalf of minor child, A.L., 6/16/2022, (#122-22)

Teresa-Anne Lucas v. Board of Education of the Township of Willingboro, Burlington County, 6/16/2022, (#123-22)

 In the Matter of the Suspension of the Certificates of Rosalie Dumas, Board of Education of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Regional School District, Essex County, 6/16/2022, (#124-22)

 In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Yvonne Chen, Board of Trustees of the Marion P. Thomas Charter School, Essex County, 6/16/2022, (#125-22)

Michael Skowronski v. Board of Education of the Township of East Greenwich, Gloucester County, 6/16/2022, (#127-22)

Janet Van Syckle v. Board of Education of the West Essex Regional School District, Essex County, 6/23/2022, (#128-22)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Nicholas Cilento, State Board of Examiners, 6/23/2022, (#131-22)

R.C. and B.C., on behalf of minor child, A.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Galloway, Atlantic County, 6/23/2022, (#132-22)

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Mirel Kazazi, School District of the City of Hackensack, Bergen County, 6/23/2022, (#134-22)

D.M, on behalf of minor child, A.H. v. Board of Education of the Township of Washington, Gloucester County, 6/30/2022, (#145-22)

Julie Witkowski v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/30/2022, (#146-22)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Ashanti Wallace, Board of Trustees of the Marion P. Thomas Charter School, Essex County, 6/30/2022, (#147-22)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Brett Holeman, State Board of Examiners, 6/23/2022, (#130-22)  State Board of Examiners Appeal

July

In the Matter of Jeffrey Vasser, Mainland Regional Board of Education, Atlantic County, 7/6/2022, (#149-22SEC)

In the Matter of Alice Myers, Board of Education of Somers Point, Atlantic County, 7/6/2022, (#150-22SEC)

In the Matter of Donato Marable, Board of Education of Beverly, Burlington County, 7/6/2022, (#151-22SEC)

In the Matter of Keith Peacock, Board of Education of Hainesport Township, Burlington County, 7/6/2022, (#152-22SEC)

In the Matter of Anthony Remy, Board of Education of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, 7/6/2022, (#153-22SEC)

In the Matter of Ada Gonzalez, Board of Education of Lakewood, Ocean County, 7/6/2022, (#154-22SEC)

In the Matter of Marissa Ranello, Board of Education of Millville, Cumberland County, 7/6/2022, (#158-22SEC)

In the Matter of Mark Winterbottom, Board of Education of the Township of Mullica, Atlantic County, 7/6/2022, (#159-22SEC)

In the Matter of Robert Dovey, Board of Education of Delanco Township, Burlington County, 7/7/2022, (#162-22SEC)

In the Matter of Marquis Garnett, Board of Education of Chesilhurst, Camden County, 7/7/2022, (#163-22SEC)

In the Matter of Stephanie Risley, Board of Education of Millville, Cumberland County, 7/7/2022, (#164-22SEC)

In the Matter of Fred Pierce, Board of Education of Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, 7/7/2022, (#165-22SEC)

In the Matter of Michele Bowes, Board of Education of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, 7/7/2022, (#166-22SEC)

R.C. and B.C., on behalf of minor child, A.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Galloway, Atlantic County, 7/8/2022, (#167-22)

P.V., on behalf of minor child, T.S. v. Board of Education of the Township of Verona, Essex County, 7/8/2022, (#168-22)

Y.Y.,  on behalf of minor children,  W.Y. and D.Y. v. Board of Education of the Borough of North Arlington, Bergen County, 7/13/2022, (#172-22)

J.C., on behalf of minor child, J.C. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Closter, Bergen County, 7/13/2022, (#173-22)

August

M.I., on behalf of minor children, A.D. and P.P. v. Board of Education of the City of Elizabeth, Union County, 8/5/2022, (#188-22)

Melody Travisano v. Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 8/8/2022, (#190-22)

N.U., on behalf of minor child, M.U. v. Board of Education of the Town of Mansfield, Burlington County, 8/10/2022, (#191-22)

N.M., on behalf of minor children, K.M. and N.M. v. Board of Education of the City of Elizabeth, Union County, 8/10/2022, (#192-22)

In the Matter of Matthew Walker, Holland Township Board of Education, Hunterdon County, 8/12/2022, (#197-22SEC)

In the Matter of Danielle Brown, Perth Amboy Board of Education, Middlesex County, 8/12/2022, (#198-22SEC)

In the Matter of Stephen Bienko, Allamuchy Township Board of Education, Warren County, 8/12/2022, (#199-22SEC)

In the Matter of Daniel Leonard, Toms River Regional Board of Education, Ocean County, 8/12/2022, (#201-22SEC)

Board of Education of the City of Trenton, Mercer County v. New Jersey Department of Children and Families, 8/15/2022, (#204-22+)

D.S., on behalf of minor child, M.S. v. Board of Education of the Township of Hamilton, Mercer County, 8/15/2022, (#205-22+)

In the Matter of Gregory Johnson, Board of Education of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, 8/15/2022, (#206-22SEC+)

Board of Education of the City of Englewood, Bergen County v. Angela David, 8/15/2022, (#207-22+)

Camden Vocational Education Association v. Camden County Technical Schools Board of Education, 8/19/2022, (#213-22)

September

Board of Education of the Township of Springfield, Union County v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 9/7/2022, (#222-22)

Rebecca Adams-Paul v. Daniel Dilks, Board of Education of the Township of Tabernacle, Burlington County, 9/12/2022, (#224-22)

In the Matter of Denise Sanders, Board of Education of the Township of Teaneck, Bergen County, 9/12/2022, (#225-22)

Maria Azzaro, The New Jersey Education Association, and Mellk O’Neill v. Board of Education of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, 9/14/2022, (#228-22)

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Jurah Peele, School District of the City of Linden, Union County, 9/19/2022, (#232-22)

G.C., on behalf of minor child, B.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Lacey, Ocean County, 9/19/2022, (#234-22)

Atlantic City Education Association, on behalf of itself and on behalf of Erica Shepherd  AND  Erica Shepherd, Individually, v. Board of Education of the City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, 9/19/2022, (#235-22)

T.M., on behalf of minor child, J.M. v. Board of Education of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, Essex County, 9/26/22, (#255-22)

Atlantic City Education Association, on behalf of itself and on behalf of Sharon Bing  AND  Sharon Bing, Individually, v. Board of Education of the City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, 9/19/2022, (#236-22)

Atlantic City Education Association and Mildred Russell v. Board of Education of the City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, 9/19/2022, (#237-22)

J.C., on behalf of minor child, J.C. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Closter, Bergen County, 9/26/2022, (#253-22)

M.M., on behalf of minor children, E.M. and I.M. v. Board of Education of the Township of South Brunswick, Middlesex County, 9/26/2022, (#254-22)

October

K.P., on behalf of minor children, J.P. and J.P. v. Board of Education of the Borough of North Arlington, Bergen County, 10/4/22, (#260-22)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Sherry Frazier, State Board of Examiners, 10/4/22, (#261-22)

Board of Education of the Bordentown Regional School District, Burlington County v. Raymond Marini, Interim Executive County Superintendent, New Jersey State Department of Education; Board of Education of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, Burlington County; and Z.L. and T.L., on behalf of minor children, J.L. and B.L., 10/19/22, (#269-22)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Kathleen Valencia, State Board of Examiners, 10/19/22, (#270/22A)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificate of Jolisa Johnson, Board of Education of the Township of Piscataway, Middlesex County, 10/19/22, (#271-22)

In the Matter of Michael Smith, Board of Trustees of the Gray Charter School, Essex County, 10/24/22, (#274-22SEC)

In the Matter of Derrick Henry, Board of Education of the Township of Orange, Essex County, 10/24/22, (#275-22SEC)

In the Matter of Ismail Dalia, Board of Education of the Town of West New York, Hudson County, 10/24/22, (#276-22SEC)

In the Matter of Lisa Qarmout, Board of Education of the Town of Newton, Sussex County, 10/24/22, (#277-22SEC)

In the Matter of Katherine Limon, Board of Education of the Wallkill Valley Regional School District, Sussex County, 10/24/22, (#278-22SEC)

In the Matter of Annette Beasley, Board of Education of the Township of Irvington, Essex County, 10/24/22, (#279-22SEC)

In the Matter of Francisco Martinez, Board of Education of the Borough of Fairview, Bergen County, 10/24/22, (#280-22SEC)

In the Matter of Claudia Baselice, Board of Education of the Township of North Bergen, Hudson County, 10/24/22, (#281-22SEC)

In the Matter of Muhammad Mahmoud, Board of Education of the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, 10/24/22, (#282-22SEC)

P.P. and J.P., on behalf of minor child, P.P. v. Board of Education of the Township of Randolph, Morris County, 10/31/22, (#298-22)

Yolette Severe v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 10/31/22, (#302-22)

November

Friends of TEAM Charter Schools, Inc. v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 11/14/22, (#309-22)

Board of Education of the Township of North Bergen, Hudson County v. Maria Castellitto, 11/14/22, (#310-22)

Wayne Ernst v. New Jersey Department of Education, Board of Examiners, 11/14/22, (#311-22)

L.H. and S.H., on behalf of minor child v. Board of Education of the City of Burlington, Burlington County, 11/14/22, (#312-22)

Donnie Harrell V. Board of Education of the City of Plainfield, Union County, 11/21/22, (#317-22)

In the Matter of Joseph Marolda, Board of Education of the Township of Rochelle Park, Bergen County, 11/21/22, (#318-22)

December

In the Matter of the Tenure Hearing of Maria Granata Davis, School District of the Township of Neptune, Monmouth County, 12/12/22, (#331-22)

Robert Strauss v. Board of Education of the Borough of Metuchen, Middlesex County, 12/14/22, (#332-22)

Eric Nathaniel Gordon v. Board of Education of the Township of Sparta, Sussex County, 12/14/22, (#334-22)

Michael Smurro v. Board of Education of the Township of Neptune, Monmouth County, 12/14/22, (#335-22)

Stephanie Florio v. New Jersey Department of Education, Board of Examiners, 12/14/22, (#336-22)