Murphy 'disgusted' by teacher sexual misconduct cases, open to new law

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    Murphy 'disgusted' by teacher sexual misconduct cases, open to new law

    Gov.-elect Phil Murphy said he was "disgusted" after reading an NJ Advance Media investigation exposing how teachers in New Jersey accused of sexual misconduct find new teaching jobs -- and he is considering supporting proposed legislation to combat the problem. "If it's smart legislation that prevents that from happening, count me in," Murphy said during an unrelated news conference in Trenton on Tuesday. Murphy's comments came a day after the NJ Advance Media report detailed how five teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students seamlessly moved to new schools in New Jersey in a cycle known as "passing the trash." ...


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