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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

N.B. & R.B., on behalf of minor child, N.B. v. Board of Education of the Henry Hudson Regional School District, Monmouth County, 2/17/26 (#55-25)

Gavin Williams v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 2/17/26 (#56-25)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Joseph DeShan, State Board of Examiners, 2/17/26 (#57-25)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Casey (Birchett) Blaha, State Board of Examiners, 2/26/26 (#68-26)

J.K., on behalf of minor child, K.K. v. Board of Education of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, 2/26/26 (#69-26R)

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)