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Parent raises founded anti‑Semitic incident at Pond Road; superintendent corrects earlier statement
Summary
A member of the public told the board a swastika was drawn at Pond Road Middle School in October 2024; the comment stated the case was referred to the Mercer County prosecutor and the HIB investigation was founded. Superintendent later corrected an earlier misstatement and acknowledged one founded HIB.
During public comment, a Robbinsville resident said that, in October 2024 at Pond Road Middle School, a student drew swastikas in a classroom and, when confronted, said, "I didn't know there were so many Jews in this class." The commenter said the incident was investigated, reported to the Mercer County prosecutor's office and determined to be a founded HIB (harassment, intimidation or bullying) incident.
Following that comment, Superintendent Patrick Pizzo apologized for an earlier misstatement in his report and corrected the record: he said he had initially said all recent investigations were unfounded but that, after being informed, he wanted to correct the record and acknowledge that one case had in fact been found to be founded.
Nut graf: A parent raised an anti‑Semitic incident that the resident said had been investigated and found to be founded; the superintendent publicly corrected his earlier summary after the public comment.
Ending: The board did not discuss further details in the provided excerpt; the parent said the information was shared with parental permission and asked that it be counted in the HIB report.
