NEW JERSEY — Legislation that would give parents of twins and other multiples greater control over their children’s placement in public preschool programs has advanced to the governor’s desk after receiving legislative approval.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Greg McGuckin (R-Ocean) and Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia (R-Sussex/Morris/Warren), would extend existing classroom placement rights for parents of multiples to include public preschool programs.
Under current New Jersey law, parents or guardians of twins or higher-order multiples enrolled in the same public school from kindergarten through eighth grade can request that their children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms…