NJ Spotlight News
Threats to NJ school board members over masks, COVID rules
Clip: 10/8/2021 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Board members we spoke to said service to the community outweighs the stress of the job
At some school board meetings in New Jersey and across the country, debates have been heated over how districts are responding to COVID-19. In some cases, the conversations have taken an ugly turn. Earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department said incidents of harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school board members have increased.
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Threats to NJ school board members over masks, COVID rules
Clip: 10/8/2021 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
At some school board meetings in New Jersey and across the country, debates have been heated over how districts are responding to COVID-19. In some cases, the conversations have taken an ugly turn. Earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department said incidents of harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school board members have increased.
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Feds investigate COVID-19 deaths at NJ veterans homes
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Clip: 10/8/2021 | 1m 2s | Investigators reportedly questioned residents during the visits. (1m 2s)
Little Ida aid for many undocumented residents in NJ
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Clip: 10/8/2021 | 3m 8s | New York has $27M fund to help undocumented Ida survivors. New Jersey has no such program. (3m 8s)
Marching for police accountability, social justice in NJ
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Clip: 10/8/2021 | 3m 15s | Larry Hamm to walk from Montclair to Trenton to press passage of a police reform bill (3m 15s)
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalist with NJ roots
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Clip: 10/8/2021 | 43s | Maria Ressa is the third Nobel Prize winner announced this week with ties to New Jersey (43s)
School's health clinic doubles patient numbers in pandemic
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Clip: 10/8/2021 | 3m 38s | Parents of kids attending LEAP Academy in Camden say one-stop model is major draw (3m 38s)
VP Harris in NJ, promotes ‘Build Back Better’ and Murphy
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Clip: 10/8/2021 | 3m 49s | Vice President Harris praises NJ’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts (3m 49s)
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