Autistic Student Bound With Tape At School And Photographed, Mom Says: Top 5 NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. District officials fired a teacher and four paraprofessionals after a mother said her nonverbal, autistic 8-year-old daughter had her wrists, ankles and mouth bound with tape while at school. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A man will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting his friend's 12-year-old daughter repeatedly, officials said. The girl told her mother in 2022 about the assaults. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Police charged a man with calling in threats to several South Jersey schools and then brandishing a knife on a NJ Transit bus. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Fire crews have reportedly found the body of one of two girls who were unaccounted for after a fire tore through six homes on Wednesday night. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A borough council president in North Jersey has been charged with money laundering, conspiracy, and racketeering offenses, according to court records. (Read more on Patch.)