Nov 15, 2022 · Joseph Putrino was suspended from his job as principal of Renaissance Middle School after the Sept. 2, 2020, virtual convocation that included “a completely inappropriate and unacceptable...

Sep 29, 2023 · Dr. Joseph Putrino is returning as a principal in the Montclair Public School district, but not to Renaissance at Rand Middle School. Families at Northeast Elementary School learned Friday that their current principal, Dr. Terence Somerville, would be replaced by Putrino.

Nov 1, 2022 · In an Oct. 18 decision, arbitrator Joseph Licata ruled in favor of Putrino and ordered that he be reinstated as Renaissance principal, according to Schwartz. The district is also required to back-pay Putrino for the 120-day, no-pay suspension period, Schwartz said.

Mar 14, 2023 · An Oct. 18, 2022, decision by arbitrator Joseph Licata ordered that Putrino be “immediately” reinstated as Renaissance principal and be provided back pay for a 120-day, no-pay suspension period.

Nov 17, 2022 · The decision, coming more than two years after Joseph Putrino, the principal of Renaissance Middle School, was put on administrative leave, puts the district in an awkward spot.

Jan 14, 2025 · Amir Doctry, 45, was charged about 8 a.m. Monday with two counts of third-degree terroristic threats against the life of Principal Joseph Putrino, according to court documents.

Renaissance Principal Joseph Putrino has been replaced, at least temporarily, after coming under fire for showing a video during a Zoom staff meeting that some deemed to be racially insensitive.

MONTCLAIR, NJ - After displaying a video during the Montclair District staff convocation on Wednesday, Principal Joseph Putrino was immediately removed from his position as Principal of...

Sep 4, 2020 · Joseph Putrino was immediately removed as principal of Renaissance Middle School in Montclair after showing a video where a Black man yelled about virtual learning.

Nov 16, 2022 · Joseph Putrino, the former Renaissance at Rand principal, was put on administrative leave in 2020 when he apparently played a YouTube skit of a comedian yelling about remote learning. Montclair Superintendent Jonathan Ponds called the video "completely inappropriate and unacceptable."