Teacher, 21, charged in bomb threat

Intended to have the school close early for the day

By: Al Wicklund
   A 21-year-old teacher was charged with causing a false public alarm at the Remsterville Learning Center on Prospect Plains Road after school officials found a bomb threat in the school at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 23.
   Nicole Caruso of Inwood Avenue was charged following a police investigation at the school.
   If convicted of the third-degree charge, Ms. Caruso would face a fine of not less than $1,000 or the actual costs involved in the response, whichever is greater, police said.
   Police were brought to the school when an administrator called to report that a note with a bomb threat was found just outside the building’s entry door.
   Township police officers and members of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department with bomb-sniffing dogs responded to the call. A search of the school determined there was no bomb.
   Police said further investigation led them to lodge charges against Ms. Caruso. Police said she had been upset with school administrators when she was called in to substitute for another teacher and wrote the note with the intention of having the school close early for the day.
   The Remsterville Learning Center works with children from the ages of 6 weeks to 4 years. The center provides age-appropriate instruction for the children for two to three hours a day.