The irony of it is that they suspended him - with pay.
August 17, 2007 - Stanley Williams, 55, a special education teacher at New Brunswick High School, was charged with using a stolen and forged prescription blank containing a doctor's note to justify his excessive absences to the New Brunswick Board of Education.
His arraignment is scheduled for September 4.
TT - There's another irony as well.
The New Brunswick School District has a Health Services Department that "provides comprehensive nursing care to all students and staff in the district. Each school building has at least one full time certified school nurse to provide health care services to students and staff. The Lord Stirling Community School has a dental clinic on site to provide services to students at that school in need of dental care. The goal is to expand this program to other schools in the district within the next few years."
GREAT SCHOOLS
GreatSchools.net Information on the district.
- STUDENTS this district: 69% Hispanic, 26% Black
State Avg. 18% and 18%
- SPENDING PER PUPIL this district: $15,281
- SIZE: 10 schools in the district with 6,736 students
- GreatSchools rating for New Brunswick High School is a 2
- What their rating tells you. FAQ
- Violent crime index = 7 (1 is lowest)
SCHOOL MATTERS
School Matters Overview of the District Here
(Note the spending summary.)
WE FOUND:
- School districts, by law in New Jersey, pay legal fees for public employees found innocent.
- Teacher salaries: Teacher salaries median: $54,585 in New Brunswick.
- No Board Minutes at the New Brunswick Board of Education Website.
- No Agendas for the board meetings either.
- No links to teacher contracts.
- N.J. benefit crisis has no easy answer
Aug 13, 2007 article on generous retirement benefitis in N.J.
The problem is the state is in a financial crisis," said Sen. Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, who is also a labor union official. "We don't have the money to pay our bills. It's only going to get worse."
