Filgueiras v. Newark Public Schools, A-0241-10T1; Appellate Division; opinion by Messano, P.J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication June 18, 2012. Before Judges Messano, Yannotti and Kennedy. On appeal from the Law Division, Essex County, L-0096-08. DDS No. 25-2-6662 [36 pp.]

Pursuant to the alternative route program, which permits those who do not have an undergraduate degree in education to receive on-the-job training and become certified by the State Department of Education, plaintiff John Filgueiras began employment as a physical education teacher at a school operated by defendant Newark Public Schools (NPS), in September 2005. His employment was terminated in December 2006 “based on appropriate recommendations from administrative staff.”