Board member Chris Pulsifer said the suspension should be approved. “We have to believe the superintendent is doing his job,” he said.

Who voted for this guy? That is his justification? We have to trust a guy who has been around for a nano second. We don't even look into the matter... hey Pulsy , why did the majority of the board abstain - duh. do you think there may be some odd circumstances here? Maybe , this is a matter to be handled with more research ... how about searching around for the truth! Bingert has problems with this teacher - always has been. You're such a disgrace.

This is depressing. An amazing human this man is. An amazing father, husband, teacher, friend, mentor, leader. He's quite inspirational. This suspension isn't justified. The situation was taken out of proportion. There are specific heads in power who dislike this man and have a clear vengeance to get him out. They took something minor and harped on it.

Jeff is the BEST teacher at the high school. Made my kids very interested in history. I wished I was back in high school just so I could have him as a teacher. He has been a mentor for MANY MANY students. He has shown he cared about all of these kids. I don't think he should be suspended for any reason. SHAME on HIllsborough you will lose a GREAT teacher. He is a great roll model, father, husband, and friend to MANY MANY people. Jeff I wish you the best, Jan

Mr kampf is one of the best if not the best teacher in this school. Students Need him to learn real issues and help us through our journey as young adults. Students that do not like him or are uncomfortable with him know that this class is an elective and can drop it. He is an inspiration and treats us like we want to be treated, young adults not babies. I support mr.kampf and anyone like him changing the world one day at a time.

I hope HHS does not lose a wonderful teacher. If it was not for Jeff Kampf my daughter would not have been eligible for athletics in college. It was well into senior year when I found an error with the calculation that HHS was keeping on my daughters credit count towards eligibility. Nobody seemed to be able to resolve the situation. No teacher would take her in at that point. After reaching out to countless teachers, I heard about Mr. Kampf. I reached out to Mr. Kampf and he welcomed my daughter into his class. She was given a plan to make up the missed work. The trip he took them on was an amazing experience. We missed the deadline to get a signed book from a Holocaust survivor that Mr. Kampf brought into class. I reached out to him and he sent me a signed copy of the book. Over the years, I often thought about writing to Mr. Kampf and tell him what a difference he made. I did not write to him as I was not even sure he would remember the situation. It probably was not a big deal to him, but it meant the world to my daughter. If it was not for Jeff Kampf my daughter would never have had the awesome experiences she has had as a college athlete. Every time she qualified for a conference championship race or was selected to travel with the team, I thought of Mr. Kampf. I can only think of a very small handful of teachers that made a difference in my daughter’s life. Mr. Kampf is very high on that list.

This is an absolutely outrage I never personally had kampf as a teacher but we got to know each other very well through passing in the hall ways and him trying to convince to take his class at rvcc. Kampf was the only teacher I never had who motivated me to do well in school.

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I never had the opportunity to take one of Mr. Kampf's classes, but interacted with him outside of school through the family of one of my friends who was close with his family. From what I heard, however, he is an amazing teacher who cares about his students far more than some others at HHS. From the rumors I am hearing about why he was suspended, it's just a nonsense excuse for the BOE and Karen Bingert to work their own agendas once more. Shame on all of you, taking away an amazing teacher who engages students that otherwise sometimes wouldn't even show up for school, who teaches a subject that few can master eloquently and appropriately. I am not in Hillsborough presently, but anyone who is, please fight for this man and show the BOE they won't get away with this.

This is so ridiculous. I never had the pleasure of having him as a teacher but I was friends with his son and he always treated me with such respect and maturity. He is the only teacher who treats the kids at that school like they're adults. If he gets fired, there's something wrong with the rest of the board of ed, not him.

This is completely outrageous. I have been lucky enough to have Mr. Kampf as a high school teacher and college professor. Hands down one of the best teachers I have ever had. He is knowledgeable, down to earth, and inspiring. His lectures have stuck with me, as I still bring up the his teachings on a day to day basis. He is a great teacher and a great guy. Kampf has his ways of teaching, he is outside of the box and passionate about it. That said, his way of teaching is actually one of the best I have experienced. I love and respect how he treats his students as young aldults and not children. There is no need to be babied. This is a real shame and I am rooting for him. Yet another example of the "man" trying to bring people down.

I know Jeff Kampf personally, and my son took his class at HHS. He really relates to his students and makes them think. My son has great admiration for him as do I. HHS needs more teachers like Jeff Kampf.

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I hope we learn why he was suspended even though he shouldn't have been in the first place.

I had Mr. Kampf for Genocide and Holocaust my senior year and it was a first period class. I usually fell asleep during my first period classes but Kampf made me look forward to his class, as well as most of the other students that had him for various classes. He wasn't just a teacher to me. He was motivator as well. Personally, the material he taught in that class motivated me to want to change the world. I haven't technically done anything much to change the world since I took his class in 2009, but Kampf and the way he taught the class has had an impact on me up to the present day, and he has made me a more open minded person on different aspects on life. Jeff Kampf is hands down one of the best teachers that the entire Hillsborough school system has probably ever had. The fact that he created the Genocide and Holocaust class and made Hillsborough's youth open their minds simply says it all.

Sadly, I've come to learn that all but the very best administrators (& I've had several) won't speak their mind if it means disagreeing w/another administrator, regardless of what's just. Unfortunately, many BOE members (& there are exceptions, ONE, to be exact, on this Board) just go along with the Superintendent(Super) without (a) being informed of the complete, unbiased facts from both sides AND (b) considering the opinions of those most affected ... THE STUDENTS! Shame onHillsborough's BOE. More than HALF of our elected members abstained because they didn't have enough facts? I ask; WHY DIDN'T these 5 members have the facts they needed to vote? For more than HALF of the BOE to abstain because they didn't have enough facts or were admittedly "ill-prepared" is an embarrassment to the district and an injustice to Mr. Kampf. ISN'T THAT WHAT WE ELECT BORD MEMBERS TO DO; keep abreast of the facts & VOTE Accordingly? Why should taxpayers be expected to blindly believe the Super is all knowing and "...doing his job?" What about the responsibility each member accepted when they were elected--to make informed decisions based upon what's best for the students. Hopefully those who can't handle the job won't be reelected. Mr. Kampf, I wish you all the best in defending yourself & the reputation you have so clearly earned. Stay strong, stick by your principles & continue to do what's right for your students, even if our elected officials don't!

Maxine: Thank you for your comments (above). All too often people find the time to write to complain about teachers, but few take the time to write in appreciation of teachers. I was guilty of the same, before becoming a teacher. Only then did I know what it felt like to hear you have made a difference in a child's life. Teachers live for that. If I've heard it once, I've heard it a hundred times, "if I can make a difference in just ONE of my students' lives, I will consider myself successful and all my efforts worth it. I IMPLORE all students and parents to take a few minutes, even now, and write a quick note to that teacher who comes to mind often; the one who, like Maxine shared, made a difference; in this case, Mr. Kampf. If nothing else, I'm sure he got a great deal of joy from hearing the comments at the board meeting & reading these posts. Don't let it stop here...pick up a pen, open your e-mail, or search for that special teacher on FaceBook! I speak from experience, it will mean the world to that teacher, no matter how insignificant you think your words may seem.

I took Mr. Kampf's Genocide and Holocaust class my senior year, and I remember how excited I was about it. It was the one class my senior year that I couldn't wait to take. It was first period and there would be days when I had the option of going into school late. I NEVER went to school late that semester. The phrase Mr. Kampf always used was "think about it" and he really did inspire all of his students to do so. I saw Mr. Kampf's heart on those days when we would watch documentaries about the true pain and suffering going on in this world and he would begin to cry right in front of his students. He was one of the few most real teachers I had ever had at HHS. He didn't sugar coat anything for his students. He was genuine and honest and I loved that about him. I also can recall a day when one of the students in our first period class had gotten into an accident on the way to school that morning. Fortunately it turned out to be nothing serious, but Mr. Kampf expressed his concern for this student throughout class. He had a real knack for seeing other's pain and feeling it right along with them. I never went to RVCC, but I genuinely do wish sometimes that I had just so I could have taken another class or two with him. What more could you want in a teacher?

As a parent of two young adults who had Mr. Kampf at HHS, I wod like to say that my kids rarely discussed what happened at school with me or even more rare, what they did in class that day. There were only a couple of educators at HHS that ever inspired my boys to "discuss" school happenings. Jeff Kampf was the one educator that did that and sparked discussions in the car on our way to hockey practices or at the dinner table. The excitement Mr. Kampf brought to his classroom was rarely seen at that high school. The number of uninspiring instructors that keep their jobs year after year at that school due to their tenure is appalling, but that is not the point of this comment. Administration: shame in all if you for going along with a superintendent because they are afraid to speak their own minds and hold fast to their opinion. Mr. Kampf is a beacon of light at a school that supports mediocrity from way too many educators whom my students sadly had to endure. Lucky for them they both had the opportunity to learn from Jeff Kampf. We support Jeff Kampf and urge our BOE to do the right thing for the kids at HHS!

How can someone be suspended when less than half of the board members acutally voted? Perhaps we should elect people who can do arithmetic in the next election. 3 votes out of 9 is not a majority.

I had Mr. Kampf for the Genocide and Holocaust class during my senior year of High School, 4 years ago, and he is hands down the most passionate teacher I've ever had. Not only has he had an impact on my daily life and the way I think about about the world, but many others can say the same. Hillsborough High School and the Board of Education should feel BLESSED to have a teacher like this guy who can move a room by informing students about what genocide and cruelty still goes on in the world, in which we otherwise would not know about. Wonder why Hillsborough is considered to be such a good school district? It's the people like Jeff Kampf, the one's who are excited to wake up, do what they love, and share their passion with others. It is solely the students of Hillsborough High School who are given the opportunity to take a class about real life issues to learn about the past, the present, and how we as individuals and or a whole generation can make a change. Not once did Mr. Kampf ever make a single person, alone, believe like they were not capable of changing the world. There are English teachers who are wasting their time "teaching" students about why the author made the main character wear a blue shirt but what if he just felt like wearing blue? Or in Math how we "learn" about what the cubed route of imaginary numbers are minus 3/4 of the variable n. Bet I just boggled your mind there. What does this have to do with anything, you may ask...

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But why do I need to know any of this for my future? I will never remember the tangent or cosine of a number or why I'm supposed to shade a graph a certain way while using dotted lines or solid lines. The point is, this guy, Mr. Jeff Kampf has such an impact on not only his students but the others who know him personally, or those who have just passed him in the hallways. Instead of the teachers who just show up to the school because it's their job and they "have to", Mr. Kampf is always willing to go above and beyond by making his class exciting, emotional, and most importantly, make his students THINK. His objective is to allow his students a sense of individuality, by helping them discover their OWN thoughts and keep an open mind while still informing them. Shame on the ignorant individuals who are part of the BOE that cannot comprehend why we need teachers like this, who are willing to challenge this corrupt society and what everyone feels is "the norm". Normal is boring. And normal is only considered normal because people don't question it. So, "THINK ABOUT IT" Board of Education.

Mr. Kampf and his teachings are not "unconventional." They're innovative. I fully support Mr. Kampf as a professional educator. I do not understand why the Hillsborough Board of Education is removing motivational and inspirational teachers. This is not the "change" President Obama had in mind for improving our country's education system. More importantly, the results from one's teachings should be taken into consideration. Isn't that what matters outside the classroom? I commend everyone's kind words in support of one of the greatest teachers Hillsborough has ever known. However, it is appalling and saddening to see Hillsborough students (past and present) with so many spelling and grammatical errors in these comments. If the Hillsborough Board of Education believes suspending Mr. Kampf will better the district, then they really need to rethink their idea of "quality education".

All of these pro- Kampf posts remind me of the neighbors who get interviewed by the press after something unexpected goes amuck. He was such a good guy, he was a loving neighbor, he’d give you the shirt off hisr back, blah, blah, blah.

Mr. Kampf could very well be the best teacher in the world, but that fact does not protect him from the frailties of being human. If I recall, many students and parents originally stood up for Mr. Canata too.

Maybe we should all wait and see what cones out in the wash? Because having to eat your own words is always a very disturbing meal.

Why is anyone surprised that once again the Hillsborough Board of Education members, the Superintendent and probably the most rigid principal in town are acting improperly? Remember when Halloween couldn't be Halloween? Remember when Ms Bingert tried to cancel Prom in a wonderful display of "bullying" seniors into telling her information? I "loved" going to back to school night at the high school for seven years to listen to the same exact opening remarks by a person stuck in time. I would much rather a teacher make an edgy comment and still be able to inspire students than the language teacher who managed to stay in the district for at least three years and was a waste of my taxes. It appears (based on this article) that this "vote" was a rush to judgement. Five members not prepared abstained and instead of informing members the "bullies" won with only 4 votes.

Mr. Kampf has inspired my son like no other teacher ever has. He treats him like a young adult, and teaches him that we all can make a difference, and we are all responsible for our own actions. In four years at HHS, my son has never been so excited about a class as he is about Mr. Kampf's class. Maybe Mr. Schiff should speak to Mr. Kampf's students before making any decisions about a suspension. ALL OF THE STUDENTS!!!

this is like the book under the doom by Steven king the innocent are made guilty by the people with power who are the real guilty ones amazing book by the way must read

Mr. Kampf is the greatest teacher I have ever had as far as I am concerned. His influence as a teacher has stretched far beyond the classroom for myself and countless others. The Board of Education has compromised the academic development of HHS students by suspending Mr. Kampf. There is now a vacancy where a great teacher once was. 80% of what I learned in high school is inapplicable to my life, whereas 100% of Mr. Kampf's lessons are directly useful in every capacity. It is part the job of the HHS administration and the Board of Education to provide the best possible education for their students, and well, they clearly made a serious mistake here and must reevaluate the situation.

Mr. Kampf you are an inspiration and a breath of fresh air in our stale classrooms! Of all the classes my son took the last four years, having you as a freshman and as an elective this year were the best experiences of his high school years. As a parent - thank you for giving him wonderful memories and bringing him in touch with the real world. Whatever the outcome here - please know that you are loved by both your students and the parents who appreciate what our kids are learning in your classroom!

Something is really wrong here; Why has there been no reason given for the suspension? Why did more than half of the board members abstain from the vote? If they didn't have enough information, or where not prepared to vote, then why was the vote not tabled?
These people, the school board, the Superintendent, the HS principal have to answer to the tax payers.

I never had Mr. Kampf as a teacher but seeing the overwhelming support for this man by past and present students says everything. Having a positive influential role model that teenagers look up to and respect is hard to come by. Throwing a man who fits this criteria away because select individuals find flaws in his methodology is ridiculous. If the main priority of those in charge was to help students grow into better people this wouldn't even be an issue. Unfortunately, I think the people in power's priorities lay elsewhere.

Mr. Kampf is one of the few teachers that has the ability to change the lives of his students. He's an inspiration to us all and it's a damn shame the Board of Ed doesn't see it. I had the honor of having an elective class with him about four years ago. The guy is incredibly passionate about what he does.

Knowing Mr. Kampf on a personal and educational level, I'm disgusted to see this is happening. I can confidently say Jeff gave his students the greatest opportunity an educator can give. The opportunity to collaborate and stretch your mind to ideas that you hadn't thought about before. I'll even go as far as to say I remember taking his class 7 years ago and hoping that I'd find similar enlightenment in college courses. If we don't want our kids to learn, grow, and become the best person they can be, we'll bury their heads in textbooks and tell them not to think in class. Not my kids.

I know nothing about this teacher, I didn't read the comments above, but what bothers me about this story as a resident, even without children, is how can over 1/2 the board abstain from voting, based on from what it seems to be being "ill-prepared". My the board members need to be changed?

I had him as a teacher 7 years ago in 06 and I am appalled to see this! He was an admirable teacher and he really taught his students. His passion was incredible and made you wanna learn. I wasn't the type to actually pay attention in class and he made me wanna know more and show up to class everyday. The things he taught us were real and I will never forget how much he made me re-evaluate my whole life and look at things in a different way and how much I know about the war in Darfur all because of him. The school board knows nothing about a real teacher which only means one thing... They don't care at all about the students, they only care about their money since they don't mind keeping bad teachers! Disgusting and pathetic!

I graduated from Hillsborough High School in 2006 but never had Mr. Kampf as a teacher. Hearing from folks who had him and by most accounts here, it seems as though he was a “good” teacher – one who taught his students to think critically about the social world and histories we all inhabit. I guess it is hard for some parents, administrators and BOE members to notice a “good” teacher like Jeffrey Kampf within the context of a public education system whose budget is in need of constant slashing; whose teachers are constantly berated for “tenure”; and its lessons being standardized and warped to appease a future (non-existent) job market for your kids to enjoy post-graduation - as many of us young adults are now experiencing. It is saddening that Mr. Kampf, one of the very few, if not the only teacher in HHS, who introduces students to necessary and enlightening critical/social thinking skills is being suspended by the type of bureaucracy that he urges his students to challenge! Not only are socially orientated critical thinking skills needed on a job market in an over-saturated economy where differentiation of thought and creativity are necessities, but Mr. Kampf’s lessons are needed by young students to be good human beings and to understand that life does indeed exist outside of the friendly confines Hillsborough, NJ. Not to diminish other areas of education, but losing a unique educator like Mr. Kampf is detrimental to HHS’s credibility. FREE KAMPF!

Regardless of the suspension itself, it's DISGUSTING that so many board members openly admitted that they didn't know enough about the situation to vote on it? LAZY! They couldn't be bothered to make a phone call when someone's career is on the line? Why are they there?.....to "yes man" the budget every time it comes up?? My two cents: Make it a point to vote out every board member who abstained for lack of information! Get rid of them, there are plenty of less-lazy people willing to take the positions.

After reading all of your comments, i can say with 100% confidence that I have had the same experience with Mr. Kampf. The best thing to do now is get informed, and take action. These people can only make this rash ruling because the community has voted them into their positions, and they can also be voted out. There is always someone who is accountable; get to the district, get to the state.

I graduated from HHS in 1999 so I know nothing about this teacher. From reading this article and comments, it seems like the board already had their minds made up without even listening to what the students/parents had to say. This isn't the first time the BOE failed to take community input into account when voting on something. Remember the debate on random drug testing? An overwhelming amount of people spoke saying they were against the policy, but the BOE approved it anyway! Community feedback and opinions mean nothing to this BOE!

Great teachers no longer exist. Between the federal and state governments teachers are no longer allowed to teach, they are only allowed to prepare children to pass the federal and state tests. Our government demands teachers to be the square peg that fits in the square hole, therefore forcing our children to be just another square peg.

If Jeffrey was teaching outside of that mold, then he should be fired! Round pegs are no longer accepted in this society, regardless of how smart they may be, or how well they teach!

I’m having some real problems here. Everyone is absolutely upset the guy was suspended, but no one here seems to know why it came about. Or is it everyone here doesn’t want anyone to know what this guy did? Can anyone here factually say for what action was he suspended? Was he warned about the consequences of doing these types of actions beforehand? Was he told to change his way and he didn’t?

Remember River Huston? I bet you any of the young men who sat in her lecture would be right here on this forum supporting her actions saying it was the best lesson they ever had.

WHAT DID HE DO? Why is everyone sidestepping that issue?

Board policy 3281 and this comment provides the information people want:
"Guy Whitlock, the assistant superintendent for personnel, said the investigation into the matter will be finished this week. He said that the teacher has not yet been given a Rice Notice, the legal notification to a public employee allowing an exception to public meetings laws for personnel matters to be discussed in an open meeting if the employee consents to it."

What a BIG mistake by the Board! Both of my children had Mr. Kampf when they were at Hillsborough High School and enjoyed his class very much. I also had the opportunity to chaperone a trip to Washington D.C.’s Holocaust Museum and take an evening class of his on Genocide and Holocaust. He is definitely engaging and very passionate about teaching this subject. He is the type of teacher who makes learning interesting and the students learn life lessons that they carry with them for the rest of their lives.
I’m sure that whatever the circumstances were that lead to this action by the Board, his heart was in the right place. Hillsborough BOE has a long history of acting on something because of one parent's complaint. When my daughter was in second grade, they were going to eliminate the Halloween parade because of a handful of students who didn't celebrate Halloween.
As a tax payer and a voter, I ask the Board to reconsider their action to suspend Mr. Kampf and reinstate him immediately. We need more teachers like Mr. Kampf!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reverse-Jeffrey-Kampfs-suspension-from-Hillsborough-High-School/575897049089292

This is not easy. There are rules that govern how the BoE operates and what constitutes a legal vote. If you’d like to know more read Robert’s Rules of Order. Bottom line is the vote was legal, and the members who abstained, I’m sure abstained because they were ignorant of the issue, which is why abstentions exist.
As to the BoE members picking up their phones and calling each other. There are rules about that too. Look up NJ State Sunshine laws.

I’m sure also there are listed reasons for suspensions while under investigation listed in all the teachers’ employment contracts, and CBA, so I would have to believe what happen is justified as far as the suspension goes, otherwise the union would be all over this.

We owe everyone involved in this mess due process. Be it the teacher himself, superintendent, principals, administrators’, BoE members, whomever.

As for people coming here indicating what a great teacher he is, that’s wonderful, but you are going over the line when you start calling to vote out the BoE members, replace the superintendent, administrators, or labeling this a personal grudge, just as much as someone saying the teacher should be fired based on what we know so far. Give it a rest people, let the facts come out then judge them and act accordingly.

Edward P Campbell- Please stop undermining everyone's support for Kampf. I think a lot of people know what happened and that's why this is so outrageous.

I agree with the comment above. There a people that do know what actually happened, and that is what is causing this outrage. I personally do, and it is appalling that something like this can be taken so far. It is not a grudge we have towards anyone, it is the fact that he should not be in the place he is. He is one of the best teachers/professors I have ever encountered. By the way, great teachers do exist, and he is one of them. A great teacher does not have to teach to the test to get his lesson across. Mr. Kampf is not only a great teacher, but is a role model. He teaches in way that engages students' to actually participate, and prepare them for the future. Many of us are not just commenting on this because he was an excellent teacher, but because he is a wonderful man, who has effected more lives than we can count. "Think about it", Mr. Campbell...

All I can say is start a petition. It worked back in 97 when they tried to take Halloween, "Holiday" & Valentines parties out of the schools and wanted curriculum based parties. That's all fine and well, but you do not do away with something that has been around for years. Neither of my children had Mr. Kampf but, I can tell you that I sat in on back to school night because I was with a friend and went along with her and let me tell you, if I was back in HHS I would take his course. Like it has been said here over and over, he has a way to keep you awake and keep you interested in what he is teaching and this only came from me being in his classroom for 20 min or so on back to school night. Get that petition started and you will see change!

If you people think you are helping Mr. Kampf, I think you need to step back and read what you are writing. I have absolutely no pony in this race. I don’t know Mr. Kampf if I was to trip over him, and I don’t know anyone from the school or BoE, other than what I read in the papers.

But you people are acting like cult members, idolizing him and attacking me because i am calling to wait judgment until the facts come forward. Till then I can only assume whatever he did was obviously wrong since no one seems to want to publish it, but you are all hopping because he a good or favorite teacher, he’ll get a pass.

If he broke the rules, he’s got a problem, and if he didn’t then he doesn’t have a problem. It really is that simple isn’t it?

Everyone talks about tenured teachers having a job for life but Kampf is tenured and has been disciplined over something that Shannon and others claim to know about and the school board (and I) don't know about. As was said, if he did something inappropriate, he may have a problem. If he hasn't done anything wrong, he will have no problem hen this is over. Until then, starting a Facebook page certainly isn't going to help him.

JJ . wrong! Social Media is the new . This replaces the sixties sit ins ... its a non violent way for people to vent ... its healthy, and its downright great to see. it does my old heart good to see this in action.

Unless someone wants to actually SAY what Mr. Kampf did instead of just regurgitating the same line of "I know what he did and therefore I am right and you are wrong", then Mr. Campbell is dead on with his comments. While Mr. Kampf may have been (and by all accounts, still is) a great teacher, it is completely irrelevant in regards to whether or not he should have been suspended. If he did something against policy, then whatever steps that are required to continue in the investigation should be followed. We will soon find out what exactly it was that got him suspended in a couple of days, so I think we should all reserve judgement until it is officially announced before blindly demonizing the administration.

Why is it that the people leaving negative comments aren't even from this town? Get a life!

From a facebook page titled “Reverse Jeffrey Kampf's suspension from Hillsborough High School”

“On March 3, 2013, Jeffrey Kampf was suspended from his position as a teacher at Hillsborough High School on allegations that he used profanity during class periods, made a joke about alcohol use, and assigned his students to see the film "Flight," released late last year."

"Flight" is a movie that glorifies drug and alcohol usage. It portrays the main charter as a highly skilled airline pilot who is a fully functioning alcoholic/drug user. The movie portrays the “keen” usage of illegal drugs to counter the effects of alcohol and other illegal drugs to make it through day to day life. Wake up, have a drink or two, snort a couple lines of cocaine, then off you go to work as a hot shot pilot of an airplane.

Not such a great movie for young imperishable high school students, in my opinion!

Is Mr. Kampf tenured? How can his job be in jeopardy when all I’ve heard for the last two or three years is how tenured teachers slack off and can’t get fired because they are tenured and their union protects them?

Does anyone know which BOE members voted on this? I see that Pulsifer is one but who are the others?

Edward Campbell literally has no life. This is embarrassing to read.

Mr. Campbell, I just read all your comments here on this and other stories. You remind me of "someone" on another web site who likes to talk about the 10 commandments and the constitution, he also talks about gold and many other similar issues.

I am guessing Edward P. Campbell is not your real name...:)

For a New Jersey to be suspended or fired they MUST have done something heinous.....slept with a student or something worse like speaking negatively about Obama or having a picture of George Bush in his classroom!

I am sure the "Saint" you guys are all posting about has some serious issues!
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The three BOE members who voted yes WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE were Pulsifer, Kinst and Gillette. There are over 1200 likes on Facebook who are not very happy with these 3. How can you take someone's career into your hands without due process?

It's so sad that Edward P. Campbell has no life. I honestly feel bad for him. He must have been dropped as a baby or been very neglected because his views on life are some of the dumbest things I've ever heard. What a racist nazi. I guess he has to spend his days on here talking about someone he doesn't even know because he is unemployed and lonely. This is what losers like him do to make up for the time they normally would be spending with others. So sad that he has to undermine people to make up for his small brain and other small parts that he most definitely has. Such a shame.

It appears this teacher has quite a few people backing him up. I smell a lawsuit in HHS's future.

Jude, do you know all the facts? Are you posting under an alias?

Where was the Board when a teacher embarrassed my son in front of the whole class by telling him he was too fat to sit in a regular desk and had to sit at the big table up front? Funny, he fit just fine in the regular desks in all his other classes. Instead of going after teachers like this one, they are on a witch hunt for one of the few teachers who actually affects his students in a positive way. It is no secret that the principal of HHS has had her panties in a wad over Mr. Kampf for a while. How about doing something about the ineffectual blasé teachers and leaving the ones who relate to and have a positive influence on their students alone. We also need to take a serious look at the effectiveness of the HHS principal and the BOE.

Hey "C" ampbell...he was FOUND Innocent...he's returning to work. Now as for "changing the subject" hows that 10 Commandments thing going? Funny how you twisted everything to suit your agenda. Now be quiet and go find another subject to troll.

Pulsifer and the rest of the tools who jumped at Super's whim without knowing all the facts, I guess your time on the BOE will soon come to an end.

NJEA wins another one! The rights of a substandard union member over a quality education!

Although I wil no longer has a child in the Hillsborough School District, I hope you are right, Mr. Rossi. It would be a tremendous loss to our children and our community if Mr, Kampf cannot return. I hope that we have open minded, progressive and realistic voters when its time for the election.
Mr. Edward P. Campbell, I believe there is little, if anything you and I would agree on. I assure you, I am not a personal friend of Jeffrey Kampf's, but I wish I was. I hope to have the privledge of chaperoneing one of his trips.
I had the privledge Monday night to witness a group of young adults speak passionately about a teacher they love, respect, and admire. I would venture to say, this is a rare occurence.
Lets spend our time and energy on the important things. Open your eyes to the reality of the world around you. Haven't we seen enough hatred and ignorance? A teacher that opens our children's eyes to the truth and encourages them to speak out for what they believe in, is a precious commodity.