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Bayonne employee says she was sidelined after reporting sexual harassment, asks board to restore assignments

Bayonne Board of Education · September 16, 2025
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Vanessa Marco, a Bayonne School District employee, told the board she reported sexual harassment in June 2024, filed a lawsuit in February 2025, and believes subsequent reductions in overtime and security/chaperone assignments amount to retaliation; she asked the board to restore her assignments.

Vanessa Marco, a Bayonne School District employee who said she has worked for the district since 2012 as a bus aide, attendance officer and part-time security guard, told the Board of Education she reported sexual harassment through the district’s policy in June 2024 and that her complaint was investigated.

“I respectfully believe that the limitations on my assignments are retaliation,” Marco told the board during public comment, describing a reduction in overtime…

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