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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Seaside Park Officials Have 'No Intention' of Pulling 9 Students Out of Toms River Regional

Eventually 'every Seaside Park child' will go to Toms River, not Central Regional, Martucci says

The nine Seaside Park students who are already attending Toms River schools won't be going back to the Central Regional school district, Borough Administrator Robert Martucci said today. Martucci said the roughly $10,000 in tuition for each student will be paid to Toms River Regional in the fall. The students had previously attended Toms River schools free of charge, under an arrangement made back when former Toms River schools superintendent Michael J. Ritacco was at the helm. Ritacco, who lives in  Seaside Park, is awaiting trial for federal corruption charges. He resigned after his arrest in October. The parents of the nine students requested that their children be allowed to attend Toms River schools, he said. "Our children will …

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skizma

6:52 am on Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Yes, this is basically what it all boils down to. But, SSP would still be paying a large amount per pupil no matter what school district it enters. School tax is NOT based on how many students a town sends. It's based on your home values. SSP has high home values, whether they go to Central, TR, Point Pleasant....they will still have a high amount of school tax. I simply see this as a tax …   more ›

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