Turns out this high school's mystery pooper is a different district's superintendent

The New Jersey superintendent is on paid leave.
Turns out this high school's mystery pooper is a different district's superintendent
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Good news everyone: This high school's mystery pooper was caught, and in a shocking twist, it was the superintendent from a completely different district.

A high school football field and track in New Jersey has been defiled with human feces "on a daily basis," according to local police. NJ.com reports track coaches and staff have found the poop "on or near" the fields at Holmdel High School. Gross.

After installing surveillance cameras, the police spotted the alleged crappy culprit: Kenilworth school superintendent Thomas Tramaglini. He had gone out on the track for a morning jog (and dump) and was caught in the act. According to Ashbury Park Press, "the alleged discharge of bodily waste" happened at 5:45 a.m. on Monday. He was arrested and charged with lewdness and public defecation shortly after.

The track, according to NJ.com, is three miles away from where he lives.

Tramaglini isn't even the superintendent for Holmdel, so it's unclear why he was using Holmdel High School's track, let alone pooping on it. (Although a school superintendent shouldn't really poop on their own district's track, either.) Was it a rivalry between two high schools? Was it revenge for a lost football game?

Tramaglini hasn't commented on the incident.

A statement from Kenilworth Public Schools posted to Facebook says Tramaglini was granted a paid leave of absence in wake of "the nature of those charges." He makes $147,504 per year.

The statement also noted that leaves can only be unpaid if there's an indictment or tenure charge.

Tramaglini also has a part time position as a lecturer at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. The school has not released a statement about his position.

Brian Luciani, the Director of Academics in Kenilworth, will fill in for the superintendent. The district assured its faculty, students, and parents that despite the shitty conditions, it would "continue its responsibilities without interruptions."

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