J.D., on behalf of minor child, C.D. v. Manchester Township Board of Education, Ocean County, 6/23/26 (#210-26E)

210-26E
OAL Dkt. No. EDU 10004-26
Agency Dkt. No. 261-06-26
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
J.D., on behalf of minor child, C.D.,
Petitioner,
v.
Manchester Township Board of Education, Ocean
County,
Respondent.
The record of this emergent matter and the recommended decision of the Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ), as given on the record at the conclusion of the oral argument, have been reviewed and
considered.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the ALJ that petitioner has failed to
demonstrate entitlement to emergent relief pursuant to the standards enunciated in Crowe v.
DeGioia, 90 N.J. 126, 132-34 (1982), and codified at N.J.A.C. 6A:3-1.6.
Accordingly, the decision denying petitioner’s application for emergent relief is adopted. This
matter shall continue at the OAL with such proceedings as the parties and the ALJ deem necessary to
bring it to closure.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	June 23, 2026
Date of Mailing: 	June 23, 2026

New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer
State of New Jersey
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ORDER ON
EMERGENT RELIEF
OAL DKT. NO. EDU 10004-26
AGENCY DKT. NO. 261-06-26
J.D. ON BEHALF OF C.D.,
Petitioner,
v.
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Respondent.
_________________________________
J.D., pro se, petitioner
Patrick F. Varga, Esq., for respondent (Dasti, McGuckin, McNichols, Connors,
Anthony, & Buckley, attorneys)
Record Closed: June 23, 2026 Decided: June 23, 2026
BEFORE CLAUDIA L. MARCHESE, ALJ:
THIS CASE having been brought before the Office of Administrative Law by
petitioners upon an application for emergent relief filed with the Office of Administrative
Law on June 22, 2026. Papers were submitted in support of and in opposition to the
application. Having considered the papers submitted in support of and in opposition to

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the application, and having considered the arguments of pro se parents and counsel at
oral argument, and for good cause having been shown;
IT IS on this 23rd day of June, 2026,
ORDERED that the application for emergent relief is DENIED for the reasons
stated on the record.
This order on application for emergency relief may be adopted, modified or
rejected by the COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, who by law is authorized to make a final decision in this matter. The final
decision shall be issued without undue delay, but no later than forty-five days following
the entry of this order. If the COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION does not adopt, modify or reject this order within forty-
five days, this recommended order shall become a final decision on the issue of emergent
relief in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-10.
June 23, 2026
DATE CLAUDIA L. MARCHESE, ALJ
Date Received at Agency:
Date Sent to Parties:
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