South NJ district wants ‘abusive’ teacher fired

An administrative law judge has ruled that a southern New Jersey teacher caught verbally abusing a special-needs student should keep his job.

But officials at the Bankbridge Regional School in Deptford told the Courier-Post they will continue to seek Steven Roth’s dismissal. The tenured teacher was caught on videotape by a 15-year-old student, who had taken his mother’s cellphone to class last fall to prove he was being bullied.

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In his recently issued ruling, Administrative Law Judge Jeff Masin found Roth had bullied the boy and engaged in misconduct. But Masin says dismissal would be too extreme a penalty for Roth, who remains suspended.

The Gloucester County district plans to ask acting state Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf to order Roth’s dismissal when he reviews Masin’s decision.

Source : njherald