Jewish Week 12-3-14 – E. Ramapo Should Look to Lakewood for Example

Answer To East Ramapo School Oversight In Lakewood?

Black-hat enclave’s fiscal monitor system to be model for embattled district; school board responds; and anger from Lawrence.

 12/03/14

 Amy Sara Clark

 Staff Writer

 

E. Ramapo’s growing contingent of charedi voters has led to a public school board of mostly yeshiva parents. Michael Datikash/JW

 

As state lawmakers craft a bill to address years of simmering tensions that have plagued the East Ramapo school district, the answer might well be found about 100 miles down the Garden State Parkway.

 

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Journal News 12-4-14 – E. Ramapo Board Tries Translator for Meeting

East Ramapo school board tries Spanish translator

Mareesa Nicosia, mnicosia@lohud.com 5:44 p.m. EST December 4, 2014

East Ramapo’s first attempt at offering a Spanish translator at a school board meeting falls flat with audience.

SPRING VALLEY – East Ramapo school officials provided a translator at a board meeting Tuesday in response to months of demands by the district’s large Spanish-speaking community.

The inclusion attempt didn’t go over well with protesters, however, who’ve gathered by the hundreds at seven consecutive rallies since September to demand the district bolster services for students whose first language isn’t English.

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