of this State, or the President
of the United States, as a day
of fasting and prayer, or other
religious observance, or as
a bank holiday or holidays.
All such bills, checks and
notes, otherwise presentable
for acceptance or payment
on any of the days herein
enumerated, shall be deemed to
be payable and be presentable
for acceptance or payment on
the secular or business day next
succeeding any such holiday.
b. Whenever any of the days herein
enumerated can and shall fall
on a Sunday, the Monday next
following shall, for any of the
purposes herein enumerated
be deemed a public holiday,
except as provided under
Subsection D. of this section;
and bills of exchange, checks
and promissory notes which
otherwise would be presentable
for acceptance or payment on
such Monday shall be deemed
to be presentable for acceptance
or payment on the secular or
business day next succeeding
such holiday.
c. In construing this section, every
Saturday shall, until 12 noon,
be deemed a secular or business
day, except as is herein before
provided in regard to bills of
exchange, bank checks and
promissory notes, and the days
herein enumerated except bank
holidays and Saturdays shall be
considered as the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday,
and public holidays, for all
purposes whatsoever as regards
the transaction of business in
the public offices of this State,
or counties of this State, except
as provided under Subsection S.
of this section; but on all other
days or half days, except Sunday
or as otherwise provided by law,
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such offices shall be kept open
for the transaction of business.
d. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Subsections A. through
C. of this section, when this
subsection takes effect,1 the
following day each calendar
year shall not be considered a
public holiday for the purposes
of conducting State government
business: February 12, known
as Lincoln’s Birthday. All public
offices of State government
in this State shall be open on
this day for the transaction of
business.
School staff &
student discipline
New Jersey has the most explicit
law in the country prohibiting the
physical punishment of children by
school personnel.
And, it has had it in various forms
for a long time.
• Corporal punishment of pupils
has been prohibited in New
Jersey schools by statute since
1867.
• The Commissioner of Education
defined corporal punishment
as “any punishment causing, or
intending to cause bodily pain
or suffering” in 1938.
• The law was still further clarified
in 1967 by stipulating how and
when physical force may be
used to prevent actions by one
pupil which may be injurious to
others.
The 1967 law in fact lays out in unequivocal
terms:
18A:6-1 Corporal Punishment of
Pupils
No person employed or engaged in
a school or educational institution,
whether public or private, shall inflict
or cause to be inflicted corporal
punishment upon a pupil attending
such school or institution, but any
such person may, within the scope of
his employment, use and apply such
amounts of force as is reasonable
and necessary:
1. to quell a disturbance, threatening
physical injury to others;
2. to obtain possession of weapons
or dangerous objects upon the
person or within the control of a
pupil;
3. for the purposes of self-defense;
and
4. for the protection of persons/
property; and such acts, or any
of them shall not be construed
to constitute corporal punishment
within the meaning and
intent of this section. Every resolution,
bylaw, rule, ordinance,
or other act of authority permitting
or authorizing corporal
punishment to be inflicted upon
a pupil attending a school or
educational institution shall be
void.
Behavior Constituting/
Good Cause for
Punishment, Suspension, or
Expulsion from School
Conduct which constitutes good
cause for suspension or expulsion
shall include but not be limited to:
a. Continued and willful
disobedience;
b. Open defiance to the authority
of any teacher or person having
authority over him;
c. Conduct of such character as to
constitute a continuing danger
to the physical well-being of
other pupils;
d. Physical assault upon another
pupil;