Lenape Valley Regional High School: Case Study

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Commissioner Kimberley Harrington, Friday, November 17, 2017, Ms. Reidmiller, a Physics teacher at Lenape Valley Regional High School made inflammatory racist statements under the guise of scientific fact to her class. Therefore, her remarks were addressed in an email to the following faculty members: Principal Claeys, Superintendent DiRupo, Guidance Counselor Freda, Student Assistance Coordinator Grillo and Cc’d Assistant Superintendent for Business/Board Secretary Klinck, and Assistant Principal for Student Affairs Reynolds. Tuesday, November 28, 2017, Principal Claeys contacted me via the phone and assured me the situation resolved by giving Ms. Reidmiller “directives”; when asked what those directives were, he stated, “By law, I

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