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THURSDAY 01.21.16

VOLUME 137

NUMBER 18

SINCE 1879

ADVICE 5D

CLASSIFIED 1E

COMICS 4D

HOME & SCHOOL 5A

LOCAL 3A

LUXURY LIVING 1D

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MARLBORO - One by one parents unloaded, tellingstories of their stressed-out, overworked and wornout children.

There was the 7-year-old who spent 40 minutes ofclass time learning about managing anxiety. Thefourth-grader who comes home with nearly two hoursof homework a day, often on topics she hasnt yet re-viewed in class. And the middle schooler who suffersfrom headaches because of all the testing in her class-room.

About 150 parents packed Frank J. Dugan Elemen-tary for Tuesdays school board meeting, many ex-pressing concern that the district was over-testing itsstudents. They urged the administration to scale itback.

When did Marlboro forget that school is about

learning? asked Jill Schmid, a parent in the district.I can assure you right now that the Marlboro schoolsystem is failing its students.

Marlboroparents: Ourchildren areovertestedSchool board meeting packed

as concerns grow over methods

KAREN YI @KAREN_YI

KAREN YI/STAFF PHOTO

Robert Daniel asks parents who think there is too muchtesting to stand up during Tuesday's school board meeting.

See TESTS, Page10A

An Asbury Park police officer was justified inshooting and wounding a suspect in a gun battle in No-vember that also injured an 8-year-old girl in her near-by home, the Monmouth County Prosecutors officesaid Wednesday.

The matter wasnt presented to a grand jury and nocriminal charges were filed against the officer, ac-cording to a statement attributed to acting MonmouthCounty Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Theofficer wasnt named in the statement, but previouslywas identified as Patrolman Terrence McGhee, whowas uninjured in the exchange.

Based on the results of the investigation, this Of-fice determined that Officer #1s use of deadly forcewas clearly necessary to protect him from imminentdeath or serious bodily injury, the statement said.

The Monmouth County Prosecutors Office stillisawaiting test results to determine whose bullet stuck

the little girl. Cassie Jones was grazed in the foreheadwhen a bullet came through the wall of her home on

Asbury officerfound justified ingunfire exchangethat injured girl

ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS

See SHOOTING, Page10A

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Inland areas of Central Jersey can expect anywherefrom 4 to 8 inches of snow, coupled with 15- to 25-mphwinds, according to advisories from the NationalWeather Services Mount Holly office.

And at that, the region is expected to get off lightlycompared with points south

Coastal communities should prepare for the worstthis weekend, weather experts warn.

Sandy aside, the coming storm has the potential torival the highest water levels seen along the Jerseycoast in decades, state climatologist David Robinsonsaid.

The latest advisory from the National Weather Ser-vice in Mount Holly says that winds along the Jerseycoast could get up to 60 miles per hour early Saturday.When combined with a full moon which makes thetides a foot higher than normal the damage could be

devastating.Snowfall will have a huge impact, too.The storm, which is expected to start Friday night

and dwindle down early Sunday, is expected to drop upto 16 inches of snow in parts of the state.

Snow totals/wind gusts:South Jersey/Southeastern Pennsylvania (Atlan-

tic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,Ocean counties): Snow totals along the Interstate 95corridor are expected to be 12 to 16 inches and 8 to 12inches in central New Jersey and the northern suburbsof Philadelphia, according to the advisory. Winds willbe 30 to 40 miles per hour inland, and up to 60 miles perhour at the coast.

Central/North Jersey (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middle-sex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset): Snow totals areexpected to be 4 to 8 inches, and winds will be up to 60

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STORM WORRIES

THOMAS P. COSTELLO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

A military surplus bulldozer operated by the Belmar Department of Public Works builds 8-foot dunes along the shoreline at 3rdAvenue in the borough Wednesday,as preparations continue for a weekend storm.

Official says heavy winds, full moon, lots of snow could

cause some of the highest water levels in decades

For the latest forecasts, updates, photos, video and more, visit

APP.com

KALA KACHMAR @NEWSQUIP

See STORM,Page10A

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

A look at National Weather Service snow totals through 7a.m. Saturday. The storm is, however, expected to continuethroughout the day, bringing more snow.

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