Newark School District Ordered to Repay $33K After State Rejects ‘Staff Fun Day’ Spending

JACKSON, N.J. — More than $33,000 in taxpayer money tied to a Newark Public Schools employee event will be returned to the state after investigators determined the spending violated New Jersey rules governing public funds. The repayment follows scrutiny over a district-funded “Staff Fun Day” that included a DJ, food, carnival-style attractions and a rock-climbing wall.