Jason Bing believes an education shouldn’t be about just getting a diploma. “I’m a firm believer that getting a high school diploma shouldn’t be the bar. We have to go beyond that,” said Bing, who was recently hired to be superintendent of the South Orange and Maplewood School District. “Whatever I’m doing in the classroom, […]
Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez was reinstated to his position last week after a tumultuous six months that saw him arrested on assault and child endangerment charges only to have them dropped after a grand jury hearing. The South Orange and Maplewood School District Board of Education voted 6 to 1 with two abstentions […]
An Essex County grand jury has reviewed and dismissed charges against Frank Sanchez, who was accused of assault and endangering a child while working as Columbia High School principal. Sanchez still faces a charge of simple assault, a disorderly persons offense, which will be addressed on a date to be scheduled. The simple assault charge […]
Signs supporting Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez have been popping up around town and supporters have rallied to his side while the warrant that led to his arrest was released and it provides some additional details about what led to the charges against him. A group calling itself Friends of Frank has formed in […]
The past year has been a tough one for the South Orange Maplewood School District. “This past year, it was a lot of work,” said Kaitlin Wittleder, whose term as Board of Education president just expired. And while it’s been a rough year for the district, Wittleder wants to leave feeling like she moved […]
MAPLEWOOD — The South Orange and Maplewood School District Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 30 will be held virtually because a large turnout is expected. In-person attendance is expected to exceed the capacity of the Board of Education’s usual meeting place at 525 Academy St., which is 200 people with no chairs […]
Jeff Bennett and Anthony Mazzocchi recently announced that they will be running for the Board of Education (BOE) in the current election as write-in candidates. “When you have a contested election, you have higher voter turn-out. I have strong opinions on what is going on right now. It is important to step up and run […]