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by Frank J. McMahon The Franklin Lakes Board of Education has passed a resolution in opposition to the Opportunity Scholarship Act that is currently being considered by the New Jersey Legislature. According to the school board’s resolution, the proposed legislation would grant corporations tax credits for contributing to a program that issues education vouchers to certain students for use at any public or non-public school of their choice, and, during a five-year pilot program period, any child residing in one of 13 targeted districts in which there is one or more persistently underperforming school, may apply for the vouchers even if the student currently attends a school that is performing satisfactorily. In addition, the resolution claims that one quarter of the funds would be reserved for students who already attend private schools. The 13 school districts identified in the legislation are: Asbury Park, Camden, East Orange, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, Orange, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, and Trenton. The bills, A2810 in the New Jersey Assembly and S1872 in the New Jersey Senate, would permit non-profit organizations to provide scholarships to low-income students who attend chronically failing schools, or those who
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Law enforcement officers from Franklin Lakes Police Department will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and their passengers as part of the “Click it or Ticket” campaign. From May 23 through June 5, the annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, and local and national publicity designed to ensure that drivers and passengers recognize the life-saving value of seat belts. “Using a seat belt is the simplest way for a motorist and his or her passengers to protect themselves when traveling,” said Gary Poedubicky, acting director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. “Motor vehicle occupants who buckle-up increase their chances of surviving a crash by as much as 75 percent.” Last year, the front seat belt usage rate in New Jersey rose for the 14th consecutive year to 93.73 percent. Poedu-
bicky noted that while front seat belt usage rates continue to increase in New Jersey, law enforcement and safety officials want to ultimately see a 100 percent compliance rate. “New Jersey has a strong front seat belt usage rate, but there is still work to do,” he said. “To meet our goal, we must continue both enforcement and public outreach efforts that educate all motor vehicle occupants about the importance of buckling up, every ride.” Poedubicky added that for the campaign will also focus on rear passengers as well. New legislation requiring adult rear seat passengers to buckle up became law last year. Currently, adult back seat belt use stands at 27 percent. During the 2010 “Click it or Ticket” campaign, 406 police agencies participated in the two-week initiative. As a result of the effort, law enforcement officers issued 35,671 seat belt citations, 5,832 speeding summonses and made 592 drunk driving arrests.
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