Former BOE member Elissa Malespina confirms she shared the draft report with police, which she says the law requires. That report included interviews with the student and student witnesses that claimed Sanchez allegedly grabbed and shook the girl’s shoulders and “push[ed] her so hard that her phone fell out of her pocket.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School to Host College, Military, Gap Year & Career Fair April 17
by SOMSDby SOMSDMore than 100 representatives of colleges, military branches, career paths, gap year programs coming to the CHS gym
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School AP Art Showcase Held for First Time at SOPAC, April 11-May 4
by SOMSDby SOMSD116 works by CHS students, including two who won Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key honors
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: Student Assaulted Outside Columbia High School
“Please know that I take the safety of all students very seriously and have no intention of tolerating such incidents at CHS. That is why I will increase the number of security personnel and admin staff assigned outside the building during dismissal.” — CHS Interim Principal Ricardo Pedro.
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CommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Joins Together For The Solar Eclipse
by SOMSDby SOMSDFrom the South Orange-Maplewood School District, April 9, 2024: MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – The moon…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
Achieve Foundation Announces $80,000 in Deborah Prinz Educator Grant Awards
From The Achieve Foundation of South Orange & Maplewood: On a bright day in…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian to be Honored at Essex County Academic Awards Program
by SOMSDby SOMSDChloe Barter and Benjamin Gevirtz will be recognized with other valedictorians and salutatorians from other Essex County high schools
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
South Orange-Maplewood Schools Were in Code Yellow Following Earthquake
An aftershock near Gladstone NJ was felt around 6 p.m.; experts said to expect more aftershocks in the coming days and possibly longer.
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CommunityHolidayMaplewoodRecreationSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
South Mountain Y Opens Application for Sponsors and Grant Recipients for 25th Annual Duck Race
From the South Mountain YMCA: It’s the 25th Anniversary of the iconic Duck Race…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
SOMSD Board of Ed to Conduct Superintendent Search Interviews Saturday, April 13
From the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education: The Board of Education will meet…