Governor Mikie Sherrill • Lt. Governor Dr. Dale G. Caldwell

2026 Decisions

January

In the Matter of Lisa Ditchkus, East Newark Board of Education, Hudson County, 1/9/25 (#12-26SEC)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Raymond G. Morison, State Board of Examiners, 1/9/25 (#13-26)

Rebecca Petersen v. Board of Education of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, Hunterdon County, 1/16/26 (#16-26R)

Pio Pennisi, Thomas Cassio, Jim Giannakis, Keith Both, Divon Pender, John Farinella, and William Seesselberg v. Deborah Boyle, South Plainfield Board of Education, Middlesex County, 1/16/26 (#17-26SEC)

C.D., on behalf of minor children, A.V. and O.V. v. Board of Education of the Borough of South River, Middlesex County, 1/16/26 (#18-26E)

Thomas Baldosaro and Virginia Murphy v. Julie Kozempel, Washington Township Board of Education, Gloucester County, 1/16/26 (#19-26)

Robbinsville Education Association and Danielle Sadock v. Board of Education of the Township of Robbinsville, Mercer County, 1/23/26 (#20-26)

Andrew Meehan v. Board of Trustees of the LEAD Charter School, Essex County, 1/23/26 (#21-26)

L.B., on behalf of minor children v. Board of Education of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, 1/23/26 (#22-26)

K.L., on behalf of minor child, J.L. v. Board of Education of the Township of Howell, Monmouth County, 1/23/26 (#23-26)

Vicki Plowden v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 1/23/26 (#24-26)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Maegan Sinisi, Board of Education of the South Orange- Maplewood School District, Essex County, 1/23/26 (#25-26)

Joan S. Llanos Claros v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 1/29/26 (#34-26)

W.J., on behalf of minor child, A.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Springfield, Union County, 1/29/26 (#35-26)

Joseph Muniz v. Board of Education of the Hudson County Schools of Technology, Hudson County, 1/29/26 (#36-26)

C.D.S., on behalf of minor child, N.S. v. Board of Education of the City of Elizabeth, Union County, 1/29/26 (#37-26)

Y.H. and S.H., on behalf of minor child, A.G.H. v. Board of Education of the Township of West Orange, Essex County, 1/29/26 (#38-26)

February

March

A.H., on behalf of minor child, A.A. v. Board of Education of the High Point Regional High School District, Sussex County, 3/2/26 (#72-26)

Red Bank Charter School, Inc. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Red Bank, Monmouth County, 3/2/26 (#73-26E)

N.P., on behalf of minor children, S.C., and C.C. v. Mount Holly Board of Education, Burlington County, 3/10/26 (#85-26E)

Latson W. Cockfield v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 3/11/26 (#87-26)

Andria Washington v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 3/11/26 (#88-26)

Michael Leal v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 3/16/26 (#90-26)

J.T., on behalf of minor child, J.E. v. Board of Education of the Township of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, 3/16/26 (#91-26R)

A.G., on behalf of minor child, L.G. v. Board of Education of the Township of West Milford, Passaic County, 3/16/26 (#92-26)

In the Matter of Adi Nikitinsky, Monroe Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, 3/16/26 (#93-26)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Christina Owens, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 3/16/26 (#94-26)

Laura Davey and Lynn Belletier v. Michael Evans, Avon Board of Education, Monmouth County, 3/25/26 (#104-26)

Joseph Muniz v. Board of Education of the Hudson County Schools of Technology, Hudson County, 3/25/26 (#105-26L)

J.T., on behalf of minor children, E.E.-T. and E.T. v. Rahway Board of Education, Union County, 3/25/26 (#106-26R)

Borough of Highlands, Monmouth County and Jo-Anne Olszewski v. Board of Education of the Henry Hudson Regional School District, Monmouth County, 3/30/26 (#111-26)

E.B., on behalf of minor child, A.B. v. Board of Education of the Township of Hainesport, Burlington County, 3/30/26 (#112-26)

Michael Smurro v. Board of Education of the Township of Neptune, Monmouth County, 3/30/26 (#113-26)

D.S., on behalf of minor child, L.S. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, 3/30/26 (#114-26R)

Luis A. Salcedo v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 3/30/26 (#115-26E)

April

W.C. on behalf of minor child, S.C. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County, 4/7/26 (#123-26)

D.A. v. Board of Education of the Town of Kearny, Hudson County, 4/7/26 (#124-26)

Elvira Camacho v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 4/7/26 (#125-26)

In the Matter of Nidia Guerrero, East Newark Board of Education, Hudson County, 4/7/26 (#126-26SEC)

John Gerald Sirotnak v. Board of Education of the Town of Clinton, Hunterdon County, and New Jersey Education Association, 4/15/26 (#128-26)

A.W., on behalf of minor child, M.W. v. Board of Education of the Township of Holmdel, Monmouth County, 4/15/26 (#129-26R)

W.O. and C.O., on behalf of minor child, T.O. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Haddonfield, Camden County, 4/15/26 (#130-26)

Krapf School Bus v. Board of Education of the Township of Frankford, Sussex County, 4/15/26 (#131-26)

Brian Nelson v. Board of Education of the Township of Stafford, Ocean County, 4/21/26 (#138-26)

M.M.D. v. Roselle Board of Education, Union County, 4/21/26 (#139-26E)

T.B., on behalf of minor child v. Board of Trustees of the Village Charter School, Mercer County, 4/21/26 (#140-26E)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Luke Maginnis, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 4/21/26 (#141-26)

North Plainfield Education Association and Alexis Holbrook v. Board of Education of the Borough of North Plainfield, Somerset County, 4/28/26 (#147-26)

Kenneth Simmons and Corey Teague v. Paterson Board of Education, Passaic County, and Dr. Laurie Newell, Superintendent, 4/28/26 (#148-26E)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Matthew O’Brien, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 4/28/26 (#149-26)

May

June

H.Y., on behalf of minor child, R.Y. v. Beverly City Board of Education, Burlington County, 6/2/26 (#189-26E)

Nasseed Gifted v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 6/2/26 (#190-26)

D.A., on behalf of minor children, W.A. and W.A. v. Board of Education of the Township of Lumberton, Burlington County, 6/2/26 (#191-26)

Christine Wells v. Board of Education of the Mercer County Special Services School District, Mercer County, 6/2/26 (#192-26)

Board of Education of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District, Ocean County v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/2/26 (#193-26)

Roger Chu, Christine Sheridan Celia, Christopher Dilkus, Regan Kaiden, Mary Saverino, Kate Setzer, and Sarah Sherman v. Meghan Mikulski, Collingswood Board of Education, Camden County, 6/2/26 (#194-26SEC)

Bernard Biesiada v. Deborah Riley, Millstone Board of Education, Monmouth County, 6/2/26 (#195-26SEC)

Christian Carrasco v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/10/26 (#201-26)

Todd Schug v. Gloucester Board of Education, Camden County, 6/10/26 (#202-26)

Alberto Deleon v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/10/26 (#203-26)

A.O., on behalf of minor child, K.R. v. Jersey City Board of Education, Hudson County, 6/18/26 (#208-26E)

J.D., on behalf of minor child, C.D. v. Manchester Township Board of Education, Ocean County, 6/23/26 (#210-26E)

N.C., on behalf of minor child, G.C. v. Manchester Township Board of Education, Ocean County, 6/23/26 (#211-26E)

A.S. v. Wayne Township Board of Education, Passaic County, 6/24/26 (#218-26E)

K.R., on behalf of minor child, I.R. v. Wayne Township Board of Education, Passaic County, 6/24/26 (#219-26E)

N.E., on behalf of minor child, L.E.-K. v. Wayne Township Board of Education, Passaic County, 6/24/26 (#220-26E)

D.D., on behalf of minor child, A.D. v. Board of Education of the Township of the Township of Toms River, Ocean County, Edward W. Keller, Dave Oizerowitz, Greg Elias, and Jacob McCartney, 6/25/26 (#221-26)

C.M., on behalf of minor children, A.M., E.M., and P.M. v. Board of Education of the Township of Deerfield, Cumberland County, 6/25/26 (#222-26)

Janet Aponte-Pagan, Aruthur Pinkney, Bernadette Pinkney, Karina Olivier, Angel Hernandez, and Hansel Perez v. Board of Trustees of the Robert Treat Academy Charter School, Essex County, 6/25/26 (#223-26)

Maria Genao-Ramirez v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 6/25/26 (#224-26)

M.D. and W.J., on behalf of minor child, B.D. v. Mahwah Township Public Schools, Bergen County, 6/5/26 (#225-26)

Luis A. Salcedo v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 6/25/26 (#226-26)

Brian Pincus v. Robbinsville Board of Education, Mercer County, 6/25/25 (#227-26E)

July

M.C., on behalf of minor child, O.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Howell, Monmouth County, 7/13/26 (#245-26)

A.D., on behalf of minor children, D.D., J.D., A.H., R.D., J.D., and K.D. v. Board of Education of the Township of Cinnaminson, Burlington County, 7/15/26 (#247-26)

Christine Skurbe v. Peter S. Piro, Jr., Monroe Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, 7/17/26 (#253-26SEC)

M.B., on behalf of minor children, M.B. and V.B. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County; K.R.P., on behalf of minor child, J.P. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County; D.U. and S.U., on behalf of minor children, A.U., M.U. and E.U. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County; and A.L., on behalf of minor child, K.P. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County, #254-26E (7/17/26)

N.P., on behalf of minor child, V.P. v. Monmouth County Vocational School District Board of Education, Monmouth County, 7/17/26 (#255-26E)

A.O., on behalf of minor child, K.R. v. Jersey City Board of Education, Hudson County, 7/17/26 (#256-26)

Alison Nicole Avelino v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 7/22/26 (#263-26)

Shauna Williams v. Robert Cianciulli, Jordan Hyman, Angela Penna, Pamela Stanley, Michael D’Aquila, Angela Penna and Joy Young, Berkley Heights Board of Education, Union County; Douglas Grober v. Robert Cianciulli, Jordan Hyman, Pamela Stanley and Michael D’Aquila, Berkley Heights Board of Education, Union County; In the Matter of Pamela Stanley, Berkley Heights Board of Education, Union County, 7/22/26 (#264-26)

Jill Mortenson v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hopatcong, Sussex County, 7/27/26 (#269-26)

E.H. and C.H., on behalf of minor child, M.H. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Kinnelon, Morris County, 7/27/26 (#270-26)

E.B., on behalf of minor child, B.B. v. Board of Education of the Township of Hainesport, Burlington County, 7/27/26 (#271-26)

T.C. and D.C., on behalf of minor child, H.C. v. Board of Education of the Borough of New Milford, Bergen County, 7/27/26 (#272-26)

Lynda Auxter and Darcy Boyle v. Board of Education of the Township of Wyckoff, Bergen County, 7/29/26 (#276-26)

D.S., on behalf of minor child, L.S. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, 7/29/26 (#277-26)

C.R., on behalf of minor children, K.J., C.J., T.J., and J.J. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Pine Hill, Camden County, 7/29/26 (#278-26)

Christian Silva v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 7/29/26 (#279-26)

K.S. v. Point Pleasant Board of Education, Ocean County, 7/29/26 (#280-26E)