Governor Mikie Sherrill

2026 Decisions

January

In the Matter of Lisa Ditchkus, East Newark Board of Education, Hudson County, 1/9/25 (#12-26SEC)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Raymond G. Morison, State Board of Examiners, 1/9/25 (#13-26)

Rebecca Petersen v. Board of Education of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, Hunterdon County, 1/16/26 (#16-26R)

Pio Pennisi, Thomas Cassio, Jim Giannakis, Keith Both, Divon Pender, John Farinella, and William Seesselberg v. Deborah Boyle, South Plainfield Board of Education, Middlesex County, 1/16/26 (#17-26SEC)

C.D., on behalf of minor children, A.V. and O.V. v. Board of Education of the Borough of South River, Middlesex County, 1/16/26 (#18-26E)

Thomas Baldosaro and Virginia Murphy v. Julie Kozempel, Washington Township Board of Education, Gloucester County, 1/16/26 (#19-26)

Robbinsville Education Association and Danielle Sadock v. Board of Education of the Township of Robbinsville, Mercer County, 1/23/26 (#20-26)

Andrew Meehan v. Board of Trustees of the LEAD Charter School, Essex County, 1/23/26 (#21-26)

L.B., on behalf of minor children v. Board of Education of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, 1/23/26 (#22-26)

K.L., on behalf of minor child, J.L. v. Board of Education of the Township of Howell, Monmouth County, 1/23/26 (#23-26)

Vicki Plowden v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 1/23/26 (#24-26)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Maegan Sinisi, Board of Education of the South Orange- Maplewood School District, Essex County, 1/23/26 (#25-26)

Joan S. Llanos Claros v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 1/29/26 (#34-26)

W.J., on behalf of minor child, A.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Springfield, Union County, 1/29/26 (#35-26)

Joseph Muniz v. Board of Education of the Hudson County Schools of Technology, Hudson County, 1/29/26 (#36-26)

C.D.S., on behalf of minor child, N.S. v. Board of Education of the City of Elizabeth, Union County, 1/29/26 (#37-26)

Y.H. and S.H., on behalf of minor child, A.G.H. v. Board of Education of the Township of West Orange, Essex County, 1/29/26 (#38-26)

February

March

A.H., on behalf of minor child, A.A. v. Board of Education of the High Point Regional High School District, Sussex County, 3/2/26 (#72-26)

Red Bank Charter School, Inc. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Red Bank, Monmouth County, 3/2/26 (#73-26E)

N.P., on behalf of minor children, S.C., and C.C. v. Mount Holly Board of Education, Burlington County, 3/10/26 (#85-26E)

Latson W. Cockfield v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 3/11/26 (#87-26)

Andria Washington v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 3/11/26 (#88-26)

Michael Leal v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 3/16/26 (#90-26)

J.T., on behalf of minor child, J.E. v. Board of Education of the Township of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, 3/16/26 (#91-26R)

A.G., on behalf of minor child, L.G. v. Board of Education of the Township of West Milford, Passaic County, 3/16/26 (#92-26)

In the Matter of Adi Nikitinsky, Monroe Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, 3/16/26 (#93-26)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Christina Owens, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 3/16/26 (#94-26)

Laura Davey and Lynn Belletier v. Michael Evans, Avon Board of Education, Monmouth County, 3/25/26 (#104-26)

Joseph Muniz v. Board of Education of the Hudson County Schools of Technology, Hudson County, 3/25/26 (#105-26L)

J.T., on behalf of minor children, E.E.-T. and E.T. v. Rahway Board of Education, Union County, 3/25/26 (#106-26R)

Borough of Highlands, Monmouth County and Jo-Anne Olszewski v. Board of Education of the Henry Hudson Regional School District, Monmouth County, 3/30/26 (#111-26)

E.B., on behalf of minor child, A.B. v. Board of Education of the Township of Hainesport, Burlington County, 3/30/26 (#112-26)

Michael Smurro v. Board of Education of the Township of Neptune, Monmouth County, 3/30/26 (#113-26)

D.S., on behalf of minor child, L.S. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, 3/30/26 (#114-26R)

Luis A. Salcedo v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 3/30/26 (#115-26E)

April

W.C. on behalf of minor child, S.C. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County, 4/7/26 (#123-26)

D.A. v. Board of Education of the Town of Kearny, Hudson County, 4/7/26 (#124-26)

Elvira Camacho v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 4/7/26 (#125-26)

In the Matter of Nidia Guerrero, East Newark Board of Education, Hudson County, 4/7/26 (#126-26SEC)

John Gerald Sirotnak v. Board of Education of the Town of Clinton, Hunterdon County, and New Jersey Education Association, 4/15/26 (#128-26)

A.W., on behalf of minor child, M.W. v. Board of Education of the Township of Holmdel, Monmouth County, 4/15/26 (#129-26R)

W.O. and C.O., on behalf of minor child, T.O. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Haddonfield, Camden County, 4/15/26 (#130-26)

Krapf School Bus v. Board of Education of the Township of Frankford, Sussex County, 4/15/26 (#131-26)

Brian Nelson v. Board of Education of the Township of Stafford, Ocean County, 4/21/26 (#138-26)

M.M.D. v. Roselle Board of Education, Union County, 4/21/26 (#139-26E)

T.B., on behalf of minor child v. Board of Trustees of the Village Charter School, Mercer County, 4/21/26 (#140-26E)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Luke Maginnis, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 4/21/26 (#141-26)

North Plainfield Education Association and Alexis Holbrook v. Board of Education of the Borough of North Plainfield, Somerset County, 4/28/26 (#147-26)

Kenneth Simmons and Corey Teague v. Paterson Board of Education, Passaic County, and Dr. Laurie Newell, Superintendent, 4/28/26 (#148-26E)

In the Matter of the Certificates of Matthew O’Brien, State Board of Examiners, New Jersey Department of Education, 4/28/26 (#149-26)

May

June

H.Y., on behalf of minor child, R.Y. v. Beverly City Board of Education, Burlington County, 6/2/26 (#189-26E)

Nasseed Gifted v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 6/2/26 (#190-26)

D.A., on behalf of minor children, W.A. and W.A. v. Board of Education of the Township of Lumberton, Burlington County, 6/2/26 (#191-26)

Christine Wells v. Board of Education of the Mercer County Special Services School District, Mercer County, 6/2/26 (#192-26)

Board of Education of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District, Ocean County v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/2/26 (#193-26)

Roger Chu, Christine Sheridan Celia, Christopher Dilkus, Regan Kaiden, Mary Saverino, Kate Setzer, and Sarah Sherman v. Meghan Mikulski, Collingswood Board of Education, Camden County, 6/2/26 (#194-26SEC)

Bernard Biesiada v. Deborah Riley, Millstone Board of Education, Monmouth County, 6/2/26 (#195-26SEC)

Christian Carrasco v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/10/26 (#201-26)

Todd Schug v. Gloucester Board of Education, Camden County, 6/10/26 (#202-26)

Alberto Deleon v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 6/10/26 (#203-26)

A.O., on behalf of minor child, K.R. v. Jersey City Board of Education, Hudson County, 6/18/26 (#208-26E)

J.D., on behalf of minor child, C.D. v. Manchester Township Board of Education, Ocean County, 6/23/26 (#210-26E)

N.C., on behalf of minor child, G.C. v. Manchester Township Board of Education, Ocean County, 6/23/26 (#211-26E)

A.S. v. Wayne Township Board of Education, Passaic County, 6/24/26 (#218-26E)

K.R., on behalf of minor child, I.R. v. Wayne Township Board of Education, Passaic County, 6/24/26 (#219-26E)

N.E., on behalf of minor child, L.E.-K. v. Wayne Township Board of Education, Passaic County, 6/24/26 (#220-26E)

D.D., on behalf of minor child, A.D. v. Board of Education of the Township of the Township of Toms River, Ocean County, Edward W. Keller, Dave Oizerowitz, Greg Elias, and Jacob McCartney, 6/25/26 (#221-26)

C.M., on behalf of minor children, A.M., E.M., and P.M. v. Board of Education of the Township of Deerfield, Cumberland County, 6/25/26 (#222-26)

Janet Aponte-Pagan, Aruthur Pinkney, Bernadette Pinkney, Karina Olivier, Angel Hernandez, and Hansel Perez v. Board of Trustees of the Robert Treat Academy Charter School, Essex County, 6/25/26 (#223-26)

Maria Genao-Ramirez v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 6/25/26 (#224-26)

M.D. and W.J., on behalf of minor child, B.D. v. Mahwah Township Public Schools, Bergen County, 6/5/26 (#225-26)

Luis A. Salcedo v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 6/25/26 (#226-26)

Brian Pincus v. Robbinsville Board of Education, Mercer County, 6/25/25 (#227-26E)

July

M.C., on behalf of minor child, O.C. v. Board of Education of the Township of Howell, Monmouth County, 7/13/26 (#245-26)

A.D., on behalf of minor children, D.D., J.D., A.H., R.D., J.D., and K.D. v. Board of Education of the Township of Cinnaminson, Burlington County, 7/15/26 (#247-26)

Christine Skurbe v. Peter S. Piro, Jr., Monroe Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, 7/17/26 (#253-26SEC)

M.B., on behalf of minor children, M.B. and V.B. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County; K.R.P., on behalf of minor child, J.P. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County; D.U. and S.U., on behalf of minor children, A.U., M.U. and E.U. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County; and A.L., on behalf of minor child, K.P. v. Holmdel Board of Education, Monmouth County, #254-26E (7/17/26)

N.P., on behalf of minor child, V.P. v. Monmouth County Vocational School District Board of Education, Monmouth County, 7/17/26 (#255-26E)

A.O., on behalf of minor child, K.R. v. Jersey City Board of Education, Hudson County, 7/17/26 (#256-26)

Alison Nicole Avelino v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 7/22/26 (#263-26)

Shauna Williams v. Robert Cianciulli, Jordan Hyman, Angela Penna, Pamela Stanley, Michael D’Aquila, Angela Penna and Joy Young, Berkley Heights Board of Education, Union County; Douglas Grober v. Robert Cianciulli, Jordan Hyman, Pamela Stanley and Michael D’Aquila, Berkley Heights Board of Education, Union County; In the Matter of Pamela Stanley, Berkley Heights Board of Education, Union County, 7/22/26 (#264-26)

Jill Mortenson v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hopatcong, Sussex County, 7/27/26 (#269-26)

E.H. and C.H., on behalf of minor child, M.H. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Kinnelon, Morris County, 7/27/26 (#270-26)

E.B., on behalf of minor child, B.B. v. Board of Education of the Township of Hainesport, Burlington County, 7/27/26 (#271-26)

T.C. and D.C., on behalf of minor child, H.C. v. Board of Education of the Borough of New Milford, Bergen County, 7/27/26 (#272-26)

Lynda Auxter and Darcy Boyle v. Board of Education of the Township of Wyckoff, Bergen County, 7/29/26 (#276-26)

D.S., on behalf of minor child, L.S. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hawthorne, Passaic County, 7/29/26 (#277-26)

C.R., on behalf of minor children, K.J., C.J., T.J., and J.J. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Pine Hill, Camden County, 7/29/26 (#278-26)

Christian Silva v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 7/29/26 (#279-26)

K.S. v. Point Pleasant Board of Education, Ocean County, 7/29/26 (#280-26E)

August

In the Matter of the Lakewood School District Board of Education, Ocean County, 8/6/26 (#282-26)

A.K., on behalf of minor child, E.H. v. Board of Education of the City of Jersey City, Hudson County, 8/6/26 (#284-26)

Askiaa J. Nash v. Board of Education of the Paterson Public Schools, Passaic County, and Laurie W. Newell, Superintendent, 8/6/26 (#285-26)

Deborah Boyle v. South Plainfield Board of Education, Middlesex County, 8/6/26 (#286-26)

H.E., on behalf of minor child, A.S. v. Union Board of Education, Union County, 8/6/26 (#287-26)

In the Matter of Ardie Walser, Teaneck Board of Education, Middlesex County, 8/6/26 (#288-26)

Alyssa Danielle DeBlasis v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, 8/12/26 (#300-26)

M.B. and B.B., on behalf of minor child, T.B. v. Board of Education of the Township of Cranford, Union County, 8/12/26 (#301-26)

A.J. and C.J., on behalf of minor child, C.J. v. Board of Education of the South Hackensack School District, Bergen County, 8/12/26 (#302-26)

I.B., on behalf of minor child v. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District Board of Education, Somerset County, 8/12/26 (#303-26E)

Eric Fitzke Grey v. Board of Education of the West Essex Regional School District, Essex County, 8/24/26 (#328-26)

M.H., on behalf of minor child, A.H. v. Board of Education of the City of Hoboken, Hudson County, 8/26/26 (#330-26)

D.D., on behalf of minor children, H.H. and I.B. v. Elizabeth Board of Education, Union County, 8/26/26 (#331-26)

K.A., on behalf of minor child v. South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, Essex County, 8/26/26 (#332-26E)

S.M., on behalf of minor child, M.M. v. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Board of Education, Mercer County, 8/26/26 (#333-26E)

September

A.H., on behalf of minor child, N.Z. v. Edison Board of Education, Middlesex County, 9/2/26 (#344-26E)

M.C. and G.C., on behalf of minor child, G.C. v. Sterling Board of Education, Camden County, 9/2/26 (#345-26E)

R.H. and E.H., on behalf of minor child, A.H. v. Board of Education of the Borough of West Long Branch, Monmouth County, 9/3/26 (#347-26)

A.W., on behalf of minor child, M.W. v. Board of Education of the Township of Holmdel, Monmouth County, 9/3/26 (#348-26)

Terry Bellamy v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Student Protection, 9/3/26 (#349-26)

Patricia E. McRae v. Elizabeth Board of Education, Union County and Elizabethport Presbyterian Center, 9/3/26 (#350-26)

S.A., on behalf of minor children, E.A. and D.A. v. Haddonfield Board of Education, Camden County, 9/10/26 (#360-26R)

Supattra Juangjan Carr v. New Jersey Department of Education, State Board of Examiners and Board of Education of the Borough of Prospect Park, Passaic County, 9/15/26 (#365-26)

Malcolm X. Outlaw v. Board of Education of the Township of Willingboro, Burlington County, 9/15/26 (#366-26)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Edouard Battle Jacques, Jefferson Board of Education, Morris County, 9/15/26 (#367-26)

Nicholas Hernandez v. Highland Park Board of Education, Middlesex County, 9/15/26 (#368-26R)

Cathleen Cahn v. Board of Education of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, Bergen County, 9/16/26 (#369-26R)

North Arlington Board of Education, Bergen County v. M.C. and I.C., on behalf of minor child, A.C., 9/16/26 (#370-26)

Michelle Evaul, on behalf of Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Mercer County v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Interdistrict Choice and Nonpublic Schools, 9/16/26 (#371-26E)

T.B., on behalf of minor child, M.N. v. New Brunswick Board of Education, Middlesex County, 9/16/26 (#372-26E)

Kreyco, Inc., d/b/a Reimagine Education Group v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Recruitment, Preparation, and Certification, 9/16/26 (#373-26E)

Genera Fisher v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 9/30/26 (#391-26)

J.W., on behalf of minor child, E.W. v. Board of Education of the City of Ocean City, Cape May County, 9/30/26 (#392-26)

T.S., on behalf of minor children, Q.S. and T.S. v. Board of Education of the Township Gloucester, Camden County, 9/30/26 (#393-26)

T.L., on behalf of minor child, S.L. v. North Bergen Board of Education, Hudson County, 9/30/26 (#394-26)

Michael D’Andrea, Jennifer Lewis-Gallagher, Therese Bonmati, and Debra DeFelice v. Anthony Ayres, Monroe Township Board of Education, Gloucester County, 9/30/26 (#395-26SEC)

Doris Rowell v. Sharnell S. Morgan, Pleasantville Board of Education, Atlantic County, 9/30/26 (#396-26SEC)

October

Brian Pincus v. Robbinsville Board of Education, Mercer County, 10/5/26 (#397-26)

J.G., on behalf of minor child, K.G. v. Board of Education of the Township of Lumberton, Burlington County, 10/5/26 (#398-26)

Colleen McCormick v. Board of Education of the Township of Wall, Monmouth County and Dr. Tracy Handerhan, Superintendent, 10/5/26 (#399-26)

Malcolm X. Outlaw v. Board of Education of the Township of Willingboro, Burlington County, 10/13/26 (#405-26R)

K.S., on behalf of minor child, Z.S. v. Perth Amboy Board of Education, Middlesex County, 10/13/26 (#406-26E)

J.F., on behalf of minor children, G.F. and L.F. v. Wood-Ridge Board of Education, Bergen County, 10/13/26 (#407-26)

Divine Kidz Academy and Preschool and K.F., on behalf of minor child, K.F. v. Trenton Board of Education, Mercer County, 10/13/26 (#408-26E)

Christo Makropoulos v. Christopher Lugo, Edison Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, 10/13/26 (#409-26SEC)

Lillian Rodriguez-Mayor, Matthew Swartz, Vate Tchero, Sanyika Montague, Latisha Lagrier, Vickie Leaverette, O’Lan Nickson, Lawrence Sullivan, Vanessa Coggins, Nancy Kresge, Jennylind Lewis, Miriam Lugo, Nydia Morales, Jessica Valle, and Valerie Walker v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, Essex County, 10/15/26 (#415-26)

M.S. and W.Q. on behalf of minor child, G.S. v. Plumsted Board of Education, Ocean County and Heather DeGrandis, 10/15/26 (#416-26)

T. O.C. on behalf of minor child, D. O. C. v. Elizabeth Board of Education, Union County, 10/15/26 (#417-26)

Audrey Diaz Irby v. Hackensack Board of Education, Bergen County, 10/15/26 (#418-26R)

A.G.-F. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Mountain Lakes, Morris County, 10/22/26 (#427-26)

Kevin Heller v. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Bus Safety, 10/22/26 (#428-26)

M.R., on behalf of minor child, M.R. v. Beverly City Board of Education, Burlington County, 10/22/26 (#429-26)

D.D., on behalf of minor child, L.D. v. Pemberton Township BOE, Burlington County, and Jeff Havers, Superintendent, 10/22/26 (#430-26E)

In the Matter of Jasmin Melendez, Perth Amboy Board of Education, Middlesex County, 10/22/26 (#431-26SEC)

In the Matter of Vincent Giardina, Plumsted Township Board of Education, Ocean County, 10/22/26 (#432-26SEC)

In the Matter of Kristin Meza, Garwood Board of Education, Union County, 10/22/26 (#433-26SEC)

In the Matter of Karen Ford, Chesilhurst Board of Education, Camden County, 10/22/26 (#434-26SEC)

P.C., on behalf of minor child, L.C. v. Board of Education of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, Monmouth County, 10/29/26 (#438-26)

Eric Boateng v. Board of Education of the City of Hackensack, Bergen County, 10/29/26 (#439-26)

K.P., on behalf of minor child, I.M. v. Board of Education of the Township of Saddle Brook, Bergen County and Toni Violetti; K.P., on behalf of minor child, I.M. v. Board of Education of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, Bergen County and Sarah Bilotti; K.P., on behalf of minor child, I.M. v. Louis DeLisio, Interim Executive County Superintendent of Schools, Bergen County and Sarah Bilotti, Superintendent, Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education, Bergen County; K.P., on behalf of minor child, I.M. v. Toni Violetti, Superintendent, Saddle Brook Board of Education, Bergen County, 10/29/26 (#440-26)

E.D., on behalf of minor child, J.M. v. Sayreville Board of Education, Middlesex County, 10/29/26 (#441-26)

K.P., on behalf of minor child, I.M. v. Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education, Bergen County, 10/29/26 (#442-26)

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Teaching Certificates of Genesis Gallardo, Teaneck Community Charter School, Bergen County, 10/29/26 (#443-26)