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3 Teachers In Union County Lose Jobs For Bad Behavior
The 3 teachers are among 28 who have temporarily or permanently lost their licenses over the past two months for bad behavior.
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Three teachers in Union County are among 28 to have temporarily or permanently lost their licenses over the past two months for bad behavior as lawmakers continue to demand for improvements to the state's hiring system.
Here are the 3 teachers who have been sanctioned since Aug. 1 in Union County, according to the state Department of Education:
In August, Eliana Aristizabal was accepted into a pre-trial intervention program for a period of 12 months after having been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in Union County.
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Aristizabal failed field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 percent after she was pulled over, according to the state DOE. At the time of the stop, she had two minor children in the car. Her credentials were revoked.
In September Dennis M. DeMarino of Cranford, who served as the Woodbridge School District's business administrator, was arrested after police say cocaine was found in his vehicle after a drug transaction in the parking lot of the district's administration building. He strongly denied the accusations but accepted a deal for pre-trial intervention with a subsequent expungement. His credentials were suspended for two years.
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Also in September Natalie G. Zeballos pleaded guilty in Union County to resisting arrest/eluding in addition to other motor vehicle violations, including driving while intoxicated. Her credentials were revoked.
The sanctions come as lawmakers continue to call on the Office of Attorney General to launch a probe after the recent revelation that a teacher was hired again after getting sanctioned for bad behavior. Efforts to reach the attorney general's office were not immediately successful. Read more: Fired NJ Teacher Faced Porn Allegations, Got Hired Again: Report
For a full list of the 28 teachers sanctioned in New Jersey click here.
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