“This is what we live for,” said one student. Another said cuts to music & arts would inequitably impact students unable to fund private lessons.
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Principal’s Lawyer Seeks Dismissal of Assault, Child Endangerment Charges
Attorney says he has been conducting his own investigation into an incident between Frank Sanchez and a student and will be delivering the results to the prosecutor’s office shortly.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Students Win 2024 N.J. Chinese Cultural Project Contest
by SOMSDby SOMSDStudents’ research project on artificial intelligence earns first prize in CHS’s 3rd consecutive win
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: South Orange-Maplewood BOE Opens Investigation Regarding Sanchez Report
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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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 Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Acting Supt. Announces Restorative Justice Nights
Three night sessions are part of a developing strategy to develop a restorative justice culture in the District.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Delia Bolden Students’ Artwork on Display at Essex County Hall of Records for Youth Art Month
by SOMSDby SOMSDStudent artists to be honored at April 17th reception
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The Board of Ed accepted King’s resignation at its March 21 meeting. A new assistant principal at has not been appointed yet.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District Named in Federal Title VI Probe
The Office of Civil Rights investigation is for alleged “discrimination involving shared ancestry.”
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE, Community Members Demand Prioritized Repairs to Columbia High School’s ‘Crumbling’ Facilities
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreBOE President Dr. Qawi Telesford proposed a reassessment of the Long Range Facilities Plan to determine new priorities, particularly those that affect student safety, like the CHS elevator and stage.