“The passage of a 2023-24 budget by the Board of Education, which included significant job cuts, has left even some longtime residents wondering what is going on with a school district that has long been a source of pride and a draw for new arrivals,” Sergio González writes.
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Buzz Aldrin students create murals for Ambulance Unit headquarters
Mural themes are “Montclair Loves our EMS” and emojis.
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Three Montclair schools to adopt Anti-Defamation League’s anti-hate program
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is currently participating in the initiative.
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Buzz Aldrin Middle School students win honors in art contest
Tasked with drawing a building, group of buildings or architecture with a holiday flair.
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Hillside School failed to meet bullying requirements for 2021-2022 school year
Buzz Aldrin met standard, but score dropped significantly from previous year.
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Antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas and other hate speech, found in Edgemont Park
Markings are part of a rise of antisemitism in the United States, local rabbis say.
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Montclair students and parents ask for support on grieving
“Grief is complicated,” Thomas Creaser said. “In our experience with cancer, grief began with the diagnosis, but then grief continues after a student loses a loved one.”
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Montclair’s Buzz Aldrin school adopts anti-bullying program
The initiative is intended to help Buzz Aldrin students and staff to create a school-run No Place for Hate Committee.
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Montclair middle school student wins national composers competition
Kiefer Bernard’s piece titled “Battle Cry” won first place in the National Association for Music Education 2022 Student Composers Competition.
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Montclair parent shares daughter’s experience with antisemitism at school
Local rabbis and district discuss incidents and plan for future Holocaust education.
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Montclair middle schoolers receive recognition in international STEM competition for girls
Projects explored solutions to social problems, including turning exercise into energy.
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Montclair parent sues school district for failing to intervene when her daughter was bullied
The Buzz Aldrin student was called racist names and physically harassed, the parent says.
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More Montclair schools back to masking as COVID numbers rise
School officials reported an increase in COVID-19 cases at Montclair High School, Buzz Aldrin Middle School and Hillside and Watchung elementary schools this week and have implemented 10-day masking requirements for the high school and Buzz Aldrin.
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Buzz Aldrin bathroom vandalized in incident inspired by Tik Tok trend, school officials say
Principal: Toilet paper dispensers were ripped off the walls, crushed and stuffed in the toilets.