South Orange-Maplewood School District Hosts Diversity Job Fair May 18
The South Orange-Maplewood School District will host a Diversity Job Fair on May 18, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Columbia High School Cougar…
Consultant Documents Racial Disparities in SOMSD, BOE Asks ‘What’s Next?’
South Orange-Maplewood schools see students of color underrepresented in higher-level classes, and overrepresented in disciplinary numbers. Such were the preliminary findings from Sage Consultants,…
Updated: SOMSD and Dept. of Ed Reach Agreement on Civil Rights Review
Correction: District spokeswoman Suzanne Turner has clarified that the agreement referred to in the article relates not to a recent complaint against SOMSD by the ACLU…
Memoli on ACLU Complaint: SOMSD Will Do What is ‘Right and Just’
At Monday’s Board of Education meeting, SOMSD Acting Superintendent James Memoli addressed a recent complaint filed against the district by the American Civil Liberties Union and others alleging that…