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The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District board clarified how it will use state security aid and approved referendum-funded projects including a Copper Hill playground replacement, as residents urged the board to reinstate Class 3 school resource officers.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
Multiple district nurses told the Flemington-Raritan board that repeated gaps in nurse coverage and recent staffing cuts are putting student health screenings and emergency care at risk; the board said it is working to expand the substitute nurse roster and explore hiring partners.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
District anti-bullying coordinator and superintendent presented 2024–25 school self-assessments under New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, with near-top scores for all six schools and a districtwide decline in reported incidents compared with 2023–24.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
Superintendent Dr. Burns reviewed 2025 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment results, noting slow recovery since the pandemic and district-level gains in ELA and math; the presentation highlighted lower proficiency in some subgroups and in science, and outlined curricular steps including adoption of OpenSciEd for middle school science.
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Three J.P. Case Middle School students described a new Tiger Honor Court program that awards digital badges for leadership, citizenship, volunteerism and being an upstander; the board praised the initiative and will invite more students to participate in future meetings.
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At a Sept. board meeting, district officials described how $642,316 in state categorical security aid is budgeted and said most security spending is covered by local taxes; a resident demanded immediate reallocation to armed officers and pressed for receipts and transparency.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District board voted to place Superintendent Dr. Carrie McGann on administrative leave effective immediately. The board said Assistant Superintendent Dr. Clifford Byrnes will assume superintendent duties while the board seeks an acting superintendent.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
Multiple speakers urged the Flemington-Raritan board to restore school security officers after the district removed Class 3 officers. Board officials said a special-election question needed to pass to keep those positions and that the question failed, limiting their legal authority to retain them.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
The Flemington-Raritan board heard updates on the district's new in-house transportation operations, completed blacktop work, upcoming sidewalk repairs funded by referendum dollars, and a recommended districtwide phone-system upgrade.
New Jersey / School Districts / Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
At its Sept. 11 meeting the Flemington-Raritan board honored Hannah Azafifa Yurea with the Fred Cotterrell Social Studies Educator Award and published current enrollment counts for district schools totaling 3,346 students.