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Passaic teacher is suspended after being filmed by hidden video camer at NJEA conference - NorthJersey.com

Passaic teacher is suspended after being filmed by hidden video camer at NJEA conference - NorthJersey.com
Passaic teacher is suspended after being filmed by hidden video camer at NJEA conference
Thursday, November 11, 2010
NORTHJERSEY.COM

PASSAIC COUNTY — An unflattering video made during a New Jersey Education Association leadership conference this summer has had repercussions for least one union member: A Passaic special education teacher was suspended for nine days and will be docked a pay raise after making crude comments to an undercover videographer, according to a report on NJ.com.

Alissa Ploshnick’s unintentional starring performance in the "Teachers Unions Gone Wild" video included, among other things, using the "N" word and joking about how hard it is for tenured teachers to be fired. It was all caught on tape at a