News Release
The Abbott v. Burke remand trial ordered by the NJ Supreme Court in a unanimous decision issued on November 18, 2008, will begin on Monday, February 9, at the Bergen County Justice Center in Hackensack.
Judge Peter E. Doyne will conduct fact-finding hearings to determine if the Abbott remedies established by the State Supreme Court in prior rulings can be replaced by the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 (SFRA).
Court will be in session Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. February 28 is expected to be the final day of hearings. Court proceedings are open to the public, and there is ample seating in the courtroom.
The courthouse is located at 10 Main Street in Hackensack For more information about travel to the courthouse and parking, visit: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/bergen/index.htm
Our Children/Our Schools encourages members and friends to attend the trial. With court in session six days a week for three weeks there will be ample opportunity to observe the proceedings and demonstrate by our presence that there is significant public support for the Abbott remedies and for adequate and equitable education funding for all NJ children.
To share information about the trial and encourage visits to court, OC/OS has created an Abbott Remand Trial Blog. Please visit the blog to find out about scheduled trial witnesses, topics that have been or will be covered in court, and other information. You can also access the blog from the Our Children/Our Schools website.
If you attend court sessions and would like to post on the blog, please send your post to info@ourchildrenourschools.org. You may also post comments directly to the blog.
Please spread the word about the court schedule and the OC/OS trial blog to members of your organizations and other public education supporters.
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