An all-boys school in Brick
Township was ordered closed until early October following a Wednesday afternoon
ruling from a judge.
The religious school sits on the
former site of Temple Beth Or. Over the summer, it was converted into a
religious high school for boys, but the new owners never secured any permits
through the township.
Judge Craig Wellerson demanded the
school remain closed through Oct. 5, when testimony will be heard from
inspectors who visited the site.
Back on Aug. 20, Brick Township
sued the school, operating as Congregation Kehilos Yisrael, for not filing any
permits. The school remained open throughout the legal proceedings, and
neighbors held several protests in the weeks leading to the decision by the
judge.
According to Mayor John Ducey, the
school contains multiple fire code violations, including no fire extinguishers
or carbon monoxide detectors.
In August, the business
administrator told News 12 the township began fining the school $2,000 a
day for noncompliance.