School Board

Bill Grippo, right, was sworn in to the Board of Education on January 7. (Photo: Bill Grippo.) The Board of Education kept its top leadership, and two returning members and one new member were sworn in at the January 7 reorganization meeting. Board Member Nancy LaCorte was once again voted in as board president, and Board Member Ardaman Singh was …

In response to a question from a resident posed at the December 21 Board of Education meeting, schools Superintendent John Ravally announced that the district would be distributing COVID-19 vaccines. The school district’s faculty and staff could receive a COVID-19 vaccine by late February or March, a district official said on December 22. That’s because the school district’s application to …

With about 150 school staffers out due to COVID-19-related issues, the school district on December 15 decided to temporarily pause in-person learning. The district will revert to remote learning from December 21 through January 19, according to a letter to parents from schools Superintendent John Ravally. Ravally wrote that on December 15, the district had “over 100 certificated staff members …

The school district has cut ties with the organization that has been administering weekly COVID-19 tests to students and staff due to issues with the test processing, a school district administrator said. The district has also stopped dealing with the lab processing the tests, the administrator said. That decision comes in the wake of the death from the virus of …

Update: Five more faculty members and a contractor have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of positive coronavirus cases in the schools to 33 as of December 9. Original Story: A Franklin park school staff member died from the coronavirus as overall cases in the school district increase. The staffer was a lunch aide in the school, the …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the fact that nine students and staff tested positive for the coronavirus in October was not the “direct reason” the district started an in-school testing program. (File photo). Update: An outside contractor in contact with the district’s alternative program has tested positive for the coronavirus, district spokeswoman Mary Clark said on November 2. Original Story: …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said on September 24 that the district may not send student-athletes to Hunterdon Central Regional High School for sports contests. Franklin High School athletes may not travel to Hunterdon Central Regional High School for games this year, the schools Superintendent said on September 24. Superintendent John Ravally said published reports of Hunterdon Central students mocking the …

Board of Education members Pat Stanley and Walter Jackson during the September 24 Board meeting. Sparks flew on Elizabeth Avenue during the September 24 Board of Education meeting as long-simmering tensions among some members exploded into public view, culminating with one Board member calling another a bigot. Tensions between board member Pat Stanley and other members, including board president Nancy …

Christine Danielsen has returned to the Board of Education, albeit only for a few months. Former Board of Education member Christine Danielsen was brought out of “retirement” on September 24 to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term. Danielsen will fill out the term left by Michelle Shelton, who resigned in August after moving out of the township. Shelton’s …

Dennis Hopkins and Christine Danielsen were interviewed September 17 for an open seat on the Board of Education. A newcomer and a former school board member are contending to fill a short-term vacancy on the Board of Education. The Board of Education interviewed the two – newcomer Dennis Hopkins and former board member Christine Danielsen – at a special meeting …