Neptune vice principal reinstated following transphobic incident
Following a transphobic incident in 2021, Neptune vice principal Michael Smurro was suspended without pay but has now been reinstated.
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Following a transphobic incident in 2021, Neptune vice principal Michael Smurro was suspended without pay but has now been reinstated.
By Wayne Parry • Updated on July 13, 2021 at 6:34 am NBC Universal, Inc. A New Jersey middle school vice principal who was filmed tossing a cup of beer at people who had been recording his wife's rant against an apparent transgender woman's use of a public restroom is suing them for defamation, asserting he never said a word about transgender issues. Michael Smurro, a vice principal at Neptune Middle School who has been on leave without pay since shortly after the April incident at an outdoor restaurant in Galloway Township, has filed a civil suit against four people who are suin...
A New Jersey judge is turning to community mediation to try to resolve the case of a middle school vice principal who threw beer at people who were filming his...
The vice principal of a New Jersey middle school who tossed beer at a group of people filming his wife rant against a transgender women's bathroom is accusing the people who got hit with the beer of harassment.And the people who got hit wi…
In an email to The Associated Press days after the incident, Smurro apologized for his actions, and said he should have just walked away from the situation. He did not respond to a message seeking comment Wednesday. Gina Brunner, administrator of Galloway's municipal court, said Smurro filed harassment complaints against Debra and Robert Harris, and Elaine Nelson, whose hometowns were not immediately available. Those people have also filed harassment charges against Smurro; all the claims will be the subject of a hearing on Thursday, Brunner said. A complaint filed by two other people who say...