Board sustains long-term suspensions for three students, directs home instruction
May 21, 2026 | Jackson Township School District, School Districts, New Jersey
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The Jackson Township Board of Education on a roll-call vote adopted three resolutions continuing long-term suspensions for pupils identified in the agenda as C, G and H through the conclusion of the 2025–2026 school year and directing that the pupils receive educational instruction exclusively through the district's home instruction program for the remainder of the year.
The resolutions, read into the record before the vote, also prohibit the students from entering any property owned, leased or operated by the Board of Education and bar them from attending school-sponsored events or activities on or off district property through the end of the 2025–2026 school year. Before the 2026–2027 school year begins, each student must participate in a re-entry meeting with their assigned school counselor to review expectations, supports and conditions governing return; the resolutions require medical clearance for students C and G prior to returning. Families will be provided written notice of the right to appeal to the Commissioner of Education.
Board members moved and seconded the set of student resolutions as part of the "Students" consent block. The vote on the students block was recorded as: Mrs. Cass — yes; Dr. Osborn — yes; Mr. Walsh — yes; Mrs. Rivera — yes; Mr. McCarron — yes; Mrs. Gardella — yes. The board had previously approved the agenda as amended to add these three resolutions before the vote.
The resolutions authorize administration to take all steps necessary to implement the terms, including arrangement of home instruction services in accordance with applicable New Jersey law and board policy. The resolutions as read did not list the full factual record supporting each suspension in the public transcript; families retain appeal rights under state education law as noted in the resolutions.
The board did not discuss additional public testimony on these items during the meeting’s public forum (no members of the public spoke on agenda items).
The resolutions, read into the record before the vote, also prohibit the students from entering any property owned, leased or operated by the Board of Education and bar them from attending school-sponsored events or activities on or off district property through the end of the 2025–2026 school year. Before the 2026–2027 school year begins, each student must participate in a re-entry meeting with their assigned school counselor to review expectations, supports and conditions governing return; the resolutions require medical clearance for students C and G prior to returning. Families will be provided written notice of the right to appeal to the Commissioner of Education.
Board members moved and seconded the set of student resolutions as part of the "Students" consent block. The vote on the students block was recorded as: Mrs. Cass — yes; Dr. Osborn — yes; Mr. Walsh — yes; Mrs. Rivera — yes; Mr. McCarron — yes; Mrs. Gardella — yes. The board had previously approved the agenda as amended to add these three resolutions before the vote.
The resolutions authorize administration to take all steps necessary to implement the terms, including arrangement of home instruction services in accordance with applicable New Jersey law and board policy. The resolutions as read did not list the full factual record supporting each suspension in the public transcript; families retain appeal rights under state education law as noted in the resolutions.
The board did not discuss additional public testimony on these items during the meeting’s public forum (no members of the public spoke on agenda items).
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