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Cliffside Park trustees push for full-time counselors; district reports HIB investigations and near-full staffing

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Summary

Board members praised placement of guidance counselors in every school, the district reported four HIB investigations (three alleged, one confirmed) and administrators said staffing for 2025–26 is nearly complete with about two vacancies remaining.

Cliffside Park Board of Education members at the May 16, 2025 meeting celebrated plans to place a dedicated guidance counselor in every school and heard administrative reports on disciplinary and staffing matters.

A board member said putting guidance counselors in each school is on the agenda and described the change as a move away from part-time counselors who split time between buildings: “Now we’re not gonna have a guidance…

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