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MATTER OF EAST PARK HIGH SCHOOL

314 N.J. Super. 149 (1998)

IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT EAST PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold M. Mellk argued the cause for appellant (Wills, O'Neill & Mellk attorneys; Patricia L. Ratner, on the brief).

Bertram P. Goltz, Deputy Attorney General argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (Peter Verniero, Attorney General, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Deborah Berk, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges LONG, KLEINER and KIMMELMAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by LONG, P.J.A.D.

In 1993, appellant Marjorie Spencer, a teacher in the East Park School system, was accused by a fellow teacher, Jeffrey Wallace, of inappropriate sexual behavior and physical conduct with a student, Arthur Edwards. Respondent Division of Youth & Family Services (DYFS) was notified by East Park School officials and it, in turn, contacted the county prosecutor and local law enforcement. All three agencies...

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