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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for East Rutherford School District. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Approves “Behavioral Threat Assessment” Team
The board is approving a revised “Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Team” to monitor students. These teams can conduct psychological evaluations and interventions on children, creating a record that follows them, often without full parental knowledge or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask for a copy of the ‘Revised School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment’ policy referenced in Item C4. Ask the Board: What specific behaviors trigger an assessment, and what are the exact parental notification and consent procedures before a child is evaluated by this team?
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Over $215,000 Spent on Undisclosed Student Services
The board is approving $215,964.40 to send two students to an outside provider called “New Beginnings.” The agenda does not specify what services this provider offers or why these students are being sent out of district, hiding a major expense from public scrutiny.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask for the full details on Item F5.1. Who is the provider ‘New Beginnings’ and what ‘Extraordinary Services’ are being purchased for over $107,000 per student? Taxpayers deserve to know where this money is going.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $215,964.40
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The board is voting to approve “Revised Science Curricula” for grades K-8 without providing any details or attachments for parental review. This prevents parents from seeing what changes are being made before they are adopted.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If not, email the Board to demand that the proposed curriculum revisions in Item C5 be made public for parental review before any vote is taken.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Curriculum Changes
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The board is approving a “revised job description for Assistant Principal” without making the document public. Changes could include new responsibilities for implementing DEI, SEL, or other ideological programs, fundamentally altering the role’s focus away from academics and discipline.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If not, email the Board to demand that the revised job description in Item P6 be posted publicly before the vote.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Administrative Overreach
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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“Week of Respect” May Hide Ideological Lessons
| 📅 October 5, 2026 through October 9, 2026 |
The district is approving a “Week of Respect.” While sounding positive, these themed weeks are often used to introduce controversial Social Emotional Learning (SEL) or DEI topics without specific curriculum review.
Recommended Action Plan
REQUEST CURRICULUM: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask for the full lesson plans and materials for the ‘Week of Respect’ mentioned in Item C1. Parents have the right to know exactly what their children will be taught.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Classroom Ideology
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Win (LEVEL 6) |
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District Reinstates Cursive Handwriting
The board is approving the integration of cursive handwriting and reading units for grades 3-5. This is a significant win for academic rigor and a return to foundational skills that have been neglected in many districts.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up or email the Board to thank them for approving Item C5 and restoring cursive instruction. Publicly praising this move makes it harder to reverse and provides a model for other districts to follow.
✅ Why It Matters: Return to Academics
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