Parents, teachers and officials at a New Jersey school district are struggling with allegations that an elementary school principal texted her co-worker a photo of a student-teacher who is a dwarf with the caption "lol."

Thursday, more than a hundred parents attended a school district meeting in South Orange concerning the text that Marshall Elementary School Principal Bonita Samuels allegedly sent out in December.

After "new information" about the incident surfaced last week, the South Orange-Maplewood school district is continuing to investigate the incident, district spokeswoman Suzanne Turner told NJ Advance Media. The district has acknowledged the text, but declined to identify anyone involved.

"In late December, a staff member took an insensitive and unprofessional photo of another staff member and texted it to a colleague," the district said in an email to parents last week.

"This incident was an example of the damage that can occur when someone tries to be humorous at another person's expense. The board and district take this incident quite seriously. However, administrators and Board of Education members are not permitted to publicly discuss personnel matters, including what, if any, discipline a specific staff member receives for any action."

Turner said Friday she could not comment on whether the district will make staff changes as a result of the incident.

Last week, a group of teachers sent the district superintendent a letter, obtained by local blog The Village Green, citing concerns about the text message and it being "the latest in a pattern of bullying" that has allegedly plagued the school since Samuels took the helm.

The letter, dated Jan. 10, said Samuels "found having a little person in our school so amusing she could not contain herself from giving staff members in the teacher lounge 'knowing looks' and chuckles...," the report said.

According to the letter, Samuels apologized in December, but never specifically said what she did.

The superintendent last week held a meeting with staff members addressing the incident, school officials said.

When reached by phone Friday morning, Samuels said she had, "no comment."

Taylor Tiamoyo Harris may be reached at tharris@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @ladytiamoyo.

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