“We have the FRobotics team using the old cafeteria, and our cheerleaders and youth lacrosse teams both use the building,” said district communications director Tina Gillen. “Our finance director’s grandmother graduated in this building, back when it was Franklin Township High School,” said Superintendent Gennaro Piraino, sitting in his office in the new administrative center, which has been relocated to the former elementary school.Īnd while it will no longer house student classrooms, Newlonsburg looks to remain a significant part of the school district moving forward. Court filings say Davila paid no attention to the girl, who was nonverbal and made no sounds.To say Newlonsburg Elementary School has quite a bit of history is probably an understatement. It happened last week after Fajr Atiya Williams, a special needs student, was on her way to an extended school program at the Claremont School in Franklin Township.įajr died after the 4-prong seat harness that secured her wheelchair on the bus became wrapped around her neck.ĭavila has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Anthony Johnson has the story.įRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) - A New Jersey school bus monitor charged in connection with the death of a young student in a wheelchair was ordered released from custody with several conditions following a detention hearing Tuesday morning.Ĭourt documents allege 27-year-old Amanda Davila sat with headphones in, looking at her phone for 14 minutes as the 6-year-old girl she was hired to help protect struggled for her life just feet away.

A New Jersey school bus monitor charged in the death of a young student in a wheelchair has been released from custody with several conditions.

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