The decision found that Morristown and the surrounding Morris Township constituted a "single community without visible or factually significant boundary separations" but that de facto segregation existed because Morristown had a substantial black population while the surrounding township did not.
[6][7] In August 2019, former Sussex Avenue School principal Peter Frazzano pleaded guilty to charges filed by Craig Carpenito the then United States Attorney For The District Of New Jersey for stealing $2.7 million from the district's health insurance plan.
[8] In February 2021, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced that Matthew Puccio, husband of a Frelinghuysen Middle School guidance counselor and brother-in-law of Peter Frazzano was indicted over a connection to Frazzano's health insurance scheme; if convicted Puccio faces up to 10 years in a federal prison.
From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
[29][30][31] The nine elected seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats assigned to Morris Township and four to Morristown; a tenth representative is appointed by Morris Plains to represents that district's interest on the board.