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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Neptune Township School District. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Social Emotional Learning Program Renewed for All K-8 Schools
Hidden in the finance documents (Item B1.16), the Board is renewing its contract for the ‘Second Step’ curriculum from the ‘Committee for Children’ for all elementary schools and the middle school. Second Step is a well-known Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program that replaces traditional academics with psychological programming, focusing on group identity and social awareness rather than core subjects. This is being paid for with ‘grant funds’ to hide the ideological cost from taxpayers.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical vote. We need parents at the meeting to speak out. Email the Board of Education: ‘Vote NO on the Second Step contract renewal in Item B1.16. We want our schools to teach academics, not to psychoanalyze our children. I do not consent to my child participating in the Second Step SEL program.’ Members should verify Board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $15,360 (Grant Funded)
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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New ‘Data Teams’ to Monitor Student Behavior and Emotions
The district is paying teachers extra stipends to form ‘NJTSS School Data Teams’ (Item D1.30). NJTSS is the state’s version of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports), a framework used to monitor and modify student behavior, social skills, and emotional states. These ‘data teams’ will collect sensitive, non-academic information on your child to decide who needs ‘intervention,’ often without your knowledge or consent. This creates a student surveillance system within the school, funded by federal grant money.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board of Education: ‘Regarding the NJTSS School Data Teams in item D1.30, what specific non-academic data will be collected on students? How will parents be notified before their child is placed in a behavioral or emotional intervention tier? I do not consent to my child being part of this system without my explicit, written permission.’ Members should verify Board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Funded by Title II Grant
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board Bypassing Public Review to Rush Secret Policies
The Superintendent is asking the Board to suspend its own rules (Bylaw 0131) to pass two new policies, 5516 and 8662, with only one reading instead of the usual two (Items A.6 and A.7). This tactic is used to fast-track controversial changes before parents have a chance to review them and speak out. The agenda does not provide the text of these policies, hiding their content from public view before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education: ‘I demand that items A.6 and A.7 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. The public deserves the standard two-reading process to review any new policy. What are you trying to hide by suspending your own rules for Policies 5516 and 8662? Vote NO on fast-tracking these secret policies.’ Members should verify Board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of parental oversight and public review.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Undisclosed Changes Hidden in New Student Handbook
The Board is voting to approve the 2026-2027 Student and Family Handbook (Item A.4) as part of a bundled consent agenda vote. Handbooks are often where districts quietly insert new rules on student pronouns, gender identity, bathroom access, and discipline that bypass official policy review. The full text of the handbook is not included in the agenda packet, preventing parental review before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The full handbook is attached to the official agenda online. We need volunteers to download and scan the ‘2026-27 Student/Family Handbook’ for keywords like ‘gender identity,’ ‘pronouns,’ ‘preferred name,’ ‘restorative,’ and ‘equity.’ Email the Board: ‘Pull item A.4 from the consent agenda. Parents have a right to a public discussion on the Student Handbook before it is approved.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Potential for new, unvetted social policies affecting all students.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Accepting Over $2.5 Million in Federal ‘Strings-Attached’ Grants
The board is accepting over $1.3 million in federal ESEA grants and $1.2 million in IDEA grants (Items B1.7 and B1.8). While presented as essential funding, this money often comes with federal mandates for data collection, ‘equity’ initiatives, and specific social-emotional programming that align with federal priorities, not local community values. For example, the Title IV grant ($62,028) is likely funding the ‘Second Step’ SEL program.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE QUESTION: Email the Board of Education: ‘Regarding the ESEA and IDEA grants in items B1.7 and B1.8, what specific data-sharing agreements, equity plans, or curriculum mandates are required by the federal government in exchange for this funding? Parents have a right to know what strings are attached.’ Members should verify Board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $2.5M+ in federal funding with undisclosed mandates.
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Outdated Covid-Era Exclusion Policies Kept in Health Manual
The board is approving the 2026-2027 School Health Services Manual (Item C1.1). Buried inside, the manual still contains language about isolating children and requiring a doctor’s note to return to school based on symptoms of a ‘respiratory pandemic.’ This keeps restrictive, outdated COVID-era policies on the books, giving the district authority to exclude healthy children from school.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND UPDATES: Email the Board of Education: ‘Regarding the School Health Services Manual (Item C1.1), I request that the outdated pandemic-related language be removed. Policies for excluding students from school should be based on current health realities, not on emergency measures from years ago. Parents, not the district, should make health decisions for their children.’ Members should verify Board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Potential for healthy children to be excluded from school based on outdated rules.
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