Patricia Hinfey, Jacquelyn Walker, for Monmouth County N.O.W., Complainants-Respondents v. Matawan Regional Board…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the Division on Civil Rights and the Commissioner of Education have concurrent jurisdiction over sex‑discrimination complaints involving public‑school curricula, but the Division’s jurisdiction is not mandatory and such complaints should be transferred to the Commissioner. Justice Conford dissented, arguing the majority improperly stripped the Division of its mandatory jurisdiction, and Justice Schreiber concurred, contending the Division lacks authority to set curricula.