South Brunswick schools set to lose another $2.19 million in state aid
South Brunswick schools will receive $21.48 million in state aid for Fiscal Year 2021-22, a loss of $257,970, or 1.19%, from the current year, and the continuation of loss over the past few years.
In 2020, Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder addressed S-2, a 2018 state law which changed the distribution of funding for New Jersey public school districts. He said that three years prior to the enactment of the law, South Brunswick received $24.5 million to offset taxpayer costs.
In 2019, district administrators received a six-year schedule of how much money the state will take away over the next six years.
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districts would see their state aid rise in the coming academic year under a $9.26 billion spending plan Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled Thursday for K-12 schools.
Murphy said aid would jump 7% from last year, when the Democrat chose to forgo $336 million in new funding after the coronavirus walloped state revenue. With finances now looking better than feared, Murphy said New Jersey could afford more for districts with property tax burdens, historically underfunded schools and mental health and academic support related to the pandemic.
“As we rapidly approach one year – it’s hard to believe – since COVID-19 first disrupted our students’ learning, this investment is about ensuring they are not left out or left alone,” Murphy said at a news conference at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn. “We know the learning loss is real.”
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Sheriff’s officer who fatally struck 12-year-old while on patrol was reckless, family says in lawsuit
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
The scene in Fair Lawn shortly after a Bergen County sheriff s patrol car struck and killed a 12-year-old boy the night of April 14, 2019. (Photo by Boyd A. Loving)
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Christian Tawadros, a student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn, was trying to cross U.S. 208 with his brother and other children when he was struck by an SUV driven by Officer Michael Sansevere, officials have said.
The boy died at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 9 p.m. on April 14, 2019 in the southbound lanes, according to the suit, filed last month in Superior Court of Bergen County.