November 6, 2023
Story to follow. The following statement is from SOMSD Board of Education President Kaitlin Wittleder: Statement from SOMSD Board of Education On behalf of the […]
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October 31, 2023
Too late to participate in debates or get on the ballot two longtime residents who live in the school district called South Orange-Maplewood (SOMA) announced […]
October 24, 2023
South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District announced earlier this month that all Halloween activities have been cancelled due to concerns over equity, access, and student dignity, […]
September 26, 2023
Do you know how to ensure your child’s academic success in South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA)? Be white and wealthy. That’s according to a damning […]
April 10, 2023
Multiple media outlets are reporting that four-year-old preschool student with autism, who attends South Orange-Maplewood Schools District’s Montrose Early Childhood Center, was forcibly grabbed by […]
January 30, 2023
A South Orange-Maplewood kindergarten teacher has sued the school district after she was fired after having “crying spells.” These spells were caused by heightened anxiety, […]
December 14, 2022
The hijab incident at South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA) has a new wrinkle although It should have reached its conclusion by now. According to new […]
December 12, 2022
According to just-released court documents, a settlement has been reached among the parties involved in an incident that occurred in October 2021 in the South […]
October 31, 2022
Last year Kate Travers’ son had a wonderful experience in his South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMA) kindergarten class. His inclusion classroom, team-taught by a general […]
October 25, 2022
Last week Tamar Herman, the South Orange-Maplewood teacher who was put on administrative leave last year for allegedly pulling off the hijab of one of […]
October 18, 2022
Today the New York Times is breaking news about South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools. Back in October 2021, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad heard that a second-grade […]
July 25, 2022
Today Carly Sitrin of Politico has an article about the South Orange-Maplewood district’s transportation mess, with angry parents crowding school board meetings to complain that […]