South Orange Maplewood Education Association

As Some Students Head Back to Classrooms, South Orange-Maplewood District & Teachers Union Continue Negotiations

Two weeks after students in South Orange-Maplewood public schools moved to all-virtual instruction — after the teachers union declined to return amid COVID-19 safety concerns…

Statement From South Orange-Maplewood Schools Superintendent Taylor

The South Orange-Maplewood School District sent the following statement from Superintendent Ronald Taylor, which he read at the Feb. 22 Board of Education meeting: Update…

UPDATE: South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Sues Teachers Union, Seeks to Force Educators to Return to Classrooms ‘Immediately’

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SOMA for Safe Return to School Plans Rally on Feb. 22 to Push for In-Person Learning

From SOMA for Safe Return to School: ‘SOMA FOR SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL’ Rallies Monday to Open Schools in South Orange and Maplewood Parent-led group…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Says It Was ‘Blindsided’ by Teachers Union Action, Hints at Legal Options

In its most detailed response to the teachers union refusal to return to in-person instruction amid various, ongoing safety concerns around COVID-19 precautions this week,…

South Orange-Maplewood Teachers Union to Meet With Mediator Ahead of Possible Talks to Reopen Schools

Negotiations to resume limited in-person instruction for students in South Orange and Maplewood public schools could take place next week, as the local teachers union…

Administration, Teachers Union Trade Blame as South Orange-Maplewood Students Remain Home

UPDATE: SOMEA spokesperson Michelle Rhodes-Soriano said the teachers union was awaiting a response from the Board of Education as to whether it was willing to…

South Orange-Maplewood Schools Move ‘Indefinitely’ to Remote Learning After Teachers Union Says Members Won’t Return

Students in South Orange and Maplewood public schools will move “indefinitely” to remote learning, the school district announced Monday evening — less than two hours…

Teachers Union Deems Half of South Orange-Maplewood Schools ‘Unfit,’ District Disagrees

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South Orange-Maplewood Teachers Union, Superintendent Seeking ‘Beneficial Resolution’ to Standoff

A day after the local teachers union declared that educators would return only for “all-virtual” instruction, citing “unsafe” and “deplorable” conditions throughout the South Orange-Maplewood…