In the Matter of the Suspension of the School Nurse Certificate of Amy Camp, Board of Education of the Township of Greenwich, Gloucester County, 1/4/2024, (#5-24)

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Agency Dkt. No. 293-10/23
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of the Suspension of the
School Nurse Certificate of Amy Camp,
Board of Education of the Township of
Greenwich, Gloucester County.
This matter was opened before the Commissioner of Education on October 23, 2023, by
way of an Order to Show Cause served by petitioner (Board of Education of the Township of
Greenwich) upon respondent (Amy Camp), requiring respondent to show cause why an order
should not be entered suspending her school nurse certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:26-10 and
N.J.S.A. 18A:28-8 for resigning without giving the notice required by law. By notice dated
October 26, 2023, the Office of Controversies and Disputes (Office) acknowledged proof that the
Order to Show Cause had been served upon respondent and directed respondent to answer within
20 days.
No answer having yet been received, on November 15, 2023, the Office sent respondent a
second and final notice – via email – directing that she must file an answer within ten days. The
notice advised that, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:3-1.5(e), failure to answer would cause each allegation
in petitioner’s papers to be deemed admitted and might result in summary decision by the
Commissioner. Additionally, on November 28, 2023, the Office sent respondent another final
notice – via email, certified mail, and regular mail to her last known addresses in New Jersey and
Virginia – again directing that she file an answer within ten days and that failure to answer would
cause each allegation to be deemed admitted and might result in summary decision by the
Commissioner. To date, the Office has not received a response from respondent.

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The petition and supporting exhibits submitted by petitioner in this matter indicate that:
respondent initially entered into a contract to work as a full-time school nurse for the 2018-2019
school year, and her employment was renewed each subsequent school year; the contract
provides that it can be terminated by the employee upon sixty days’ written notice; and on
September 15, 2023, respondent sent correspondence to petitioner indicating that she was
resigning, effective September 22, 2023, thereby providing less than the required sixty days’
notice. The respondent has not denied these allegations; therefore, the Commissioner deems
such allegations to be admitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:3-1.5(a) and further deems them sufficient
to justify suspension of respondent’s school nurse certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:26-10 and
N.J.S.A. 18A:28-8.
Accordingly, summary decision is hereby granted to petitioner, and respondent’s school
nurse certificate is suspended for a period of one year from the filing date of this decision, a copy
of which shall be forwarded to the State Board of Examiners for implementation of the
suspension.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision:
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1 This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1. Under
N.J.Ct.R. 2:4-1(b), a notice of appeal must be filed with the Appellate Division within 45 days from the date of mailing
of this decision.
January 4, 2024
January 5, 2024