Lauren Hewski was on her way to celebrate her early college associates degree with her parents when the driver of a Jeep she was riding in hit a utility pole and flipped over.
The elimination of non-required bus service for students who live less than 2.5 miles from school would save $3.5 million, as the district faced $6 million in lost state aid.
Colts Neck school board members backed by the "New Jersey Project" had voted to require district staff to notify parents of a student's gender identity and bathroom use based on biological gender.