State lawmakers grilled leaders of New Jersey's largest teachers union Thursday over hidden-camera videos appearing to show local union officials discussing protecting teachers accused of abusing students.
They also implored state education officials to make it clear the state has zero tolerance for covering up accusations of abuse.
"If you have a person who is blocking information, it will never get out of the room and that child's life will always be endangered," state Sen. Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex, said during the joint hearing of the Senate education and labor committees at the Statehouse in Trenton.
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