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School chief resigns after being outed as high school pooper

A New Jersey superintendent has resigned from his six-figure job after being outed as the mystery pooper who defecated on a “daily basis” at a local high school, the local school board announced.

Dr. Thomas Tramaglini, 42, was busted last May after a police surveillance operation identified him as the source of feces left in the vicinity of Holmdel High School’s football field and track.

The Kenilworth Board of Education said in a statement Thursday that the “distraction” of Tramaglini’s antics and the “legal fees and expensive litigation” were cause for his resignation, which will take effect on Sept. 30.

“Based on events unrelated to his service for Kenilworth, it has become clear to both Dr. Tramaglini and the Kenilworth Board of Education that his continued service as Superintendent of Schools has become too much of a distraction to the main mission of the district,” the board announced in the bulletin.





Local police began seeking a suspect earlier this year after Holmdel High School staff and coaches claimed human feces were left on or near the high school track and football fields “on a daily basis.”

Using surveillance video, Tramaglini was identified as the pooper and charged with defecating in public, lewdness and littering.

Since the bust, Tramaglini’s legal team has pressed authorities to release the full surveillance videos used to catch him in the act. He plans to sue local police for $1 million for damages and lost wages, according to the Asbury Park Press.

Tramaglini, whose salary was listed as $147,504, took a paid leave of absence following his arrest, the paper reported.

Kenilworth officials said they are hunting for an interim superintendent to fill the role before Tramaglini’s final day.





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