The South Plainfield Public Schools follow all requirements in the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

https://www.nj.gov/education/cccs/

https://www.nj.gov/education/amistad/index.shtml

Under legislation sponsored by Assemblymen William D. Payne and Craig A. Stanley, schools in the Garden State are moving to recognize the integral part African-Americans have played at every turn in this nation’s history. The Amistad Bill (A1301), which became law in 2002, calls on New Jersey schools to incorporate African-American history into their social studies curriculum. This legislation also created the Amistad Commission, a 23-member body charged with ensuring that African-American history, contributions and experiences are adequately taught in the state’s classrooms.

More information can be found here:

https://www.nj.gov/education/amistad/index.shtml

The core mission of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education is to promote Holocaust education in the State of New Jersey. On a continual basis, the Commission shall survey the status of Holocaust/Genocide Education; design, encourage and promote the implementation of Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; provide programs in New Jersey; and coordinate designated events that will provide appropriate memorialization of the Holocaust on a regular basis throughout the state. The Commission will provide assistance and advice to the public and private schools and will meet with county and local school officials, and other interested public and private organizations, to assist with the study of the Holocaust and genocide.

https://www.nj.gov/education/holocaust/

These initiatives are relatively new to the NJDOE. The South Plainfield Public Schools wrote these documents in the Summer of 2020. Training and resources are still be developed for faculty and staff to support these initiatives.

More information can be found here:

http://njpsa.org/new-law-discussion-njdoe-disabled-and-lgbtq-working-group-curriculum-meeting/