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Nutley board says it terminated agency contract after staff arrest; public presses for clearer vetting
Summary
Superintendent reported a mid-October arrest of an agency-contracted paraprofessional, said the district found no evidence of misconduct inside schools, terminated the contract with Innovative Therapy Group and is pursuing alternate staffing options; a resident urged the board to strengthen vendor vetting.
The Nutley Public School District told the board that it has terminated a contract with Innovative Therapy Group after an agency-contracted paraprofessional was arrested in mid-October. Superintendent Bania said the district "found no evidence that misconduct occurred inside any of our schools" but acted to cut the agency's contract and requested that properly fingerprinted agency staff remain temporarily while the district recruits replacements.
Bania said the third-party agency is responsible for…
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