New Kinnelon Superintendent, Butler High Threat Top Schools Stories in 2013

Kinnelon Hires DiGiuseppe to be Permanent Superintendent

After a year of serving as the interim superintendent, the Kinnelon Board of Education hired Diane DiGiuseppe as the district's newest permanent superintendent in May.

"There was a huge outpouring of support from the teachers and administration," DiGiuseppe said. "There was a huge group of people there for the vote. It was so unexpected and nice, and very touching."

'Non-Specific' Threat Directed to Butler High School

Officials learned of the threat, which was "of a more generalized and non-specific nature with no sense of immediate or imminent danger,"and held safety assemblies were held in Butler and Bloomingdale in response to the threat. 

Kinnelon, Butler Officials Rip State Reports

Education officials disagreed the way Kinnelon and Butler were grouped with 'cooperative' peer schools compared to last year's report.

Father Stresses Kids Practice Online Safety

John Halligan's son, Ryan, killed himself when he was 13 after being repeatedly bullied online. Halligan spoke to a group of parents and teachers in November. 

State Aid Flat for Tri-Boro School Districts

All three tri-boro school districts will receive the same amount of state aid in the 2013-14 school year as they did this past year.