patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Ofac

Friday, January 11, 2013

Suspended Principal Files Suit for Defamation

Dara Kurlander, the suspended Avenel Street School principal, has filed suit against OFAC and the anonymous sources who fingered her in a cheating scandal.

Dara Kurlander, the Avenel Street School principal who was suspended on charges of helping children cheat on standardized tests, has filed a lawsuit against the NJ's Department of Education's investigative unit and two of the anonymous sources who testified against her. In the lawsuit, filed in Middlesex County, Kurlander's attorneys charge that the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance (OFAC) "falsely taint[ed] her reputation as an educator," according to a report in the Star-Ledger. In addition to OFAC, Kurlander's attorney Lisa Krenkel is suing the Director of Investigations Thomas Martin and Director Robert Cicchino, and two anonymous sources who reported to OFAC Kurlander's alleged desk-tapping trick that alerted students to…

In this Article:

Suspended Principal Still Fighting to Clear Her Name, Five Suspended in Wake of School Cheating Scandal, Superintendent Admits Woodbridge High School is Under Investigation, and 1 more ›

Comment_arrow

NotInKansasAnymore

9:08 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

LOL... Perhaps a friend went with her and tapped her the right answers!   more ›

Friday, September 28, 2012

Woodbridge BOE is Subpoenaing the State's Cheating Report

And one of the principals suspended in the scandal is hoping the details of the OFAC report will exonerate her.

The same body that suspended a Woodbridge school principal may be helping her to clear her name. Lisa Krenkel, the attorney for Dara Kurlander, one of five principals and teachers suspended in the wake of the school district's cheating scandals, said she's pleased the Board of Education is subpoenaing the NJ Department of Education’s Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance (OFAC) for the information they used in determining who was responsible for the cheating. "Dara is very committed to getting to the bottom of what happened, to find out how we got to where we are, and how to prevent it in the future," Krenkel said. School Board attorney Jonathan Busch said the board had passed a resolution to subpoena OFAC's records. "Before the …

In this Article:

Woodbridge Township Board of Education and Administrative Offices, VIDEO: Schools Superintendent John Crowe is Out, Avenel St Elementary School #4 & #5, and 2 more ›

Tom Maras

9:08 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Who will be the final Trier of Fact in the various alleged cheating scandals. It appears each of the accused, be they teacher, Principal or others, has a right to an attorney and to their day in court. So, who will prosecute the accused, the State or the Woodbridge BOE? Both? Does anyone really want the School Board's current VP to be the sitting Board President during these legal proceedings, if…   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos

 

Most Popular Articles

  1. UPDATE: Police Searching For Internet Celeb 'Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker' in Clark Homicide
  2. St. Georges Ave. Former A&P Shopping Center Purchased by NAI Hanson
  3. Woodbridge Jobs Board: Risk Analyst, Electrician, Esthetician, Lifeguard
  4. Woodbridge Man, 21, Indicted on Charges For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl
  5. This Weekend in Woodbridge: Street Fair, Dog Walk, Garage Sales

PSST! Want to Contribute?

  • Got a hot tip on news you think everyone should know? Tell us.
  • Just married? New baby? Make honor roll? Add an Announcement
  • Organizing that big block party or poetry reading? Put it on the calendar!
  • Have a great photo of your community?
    Add it to Your Neighborhood Gallery.