CHERRY HILL — A special education teacher has been reinstated two years after she was placed on leave when a student made a secret recording of alleged verbal abuse in her classroom in Cherry Hill, a lawyer said today.

Matthew Wieliczko said Kelly Altenburg is returning to the Cherry Hill school district next month.

She was placed on leave in April 2012 after a classroom incident that received national attention.

A father sent his 10-year-old child to school with an audio recorder that caught one adult calling his son "a bastard." An aide resigned and Altenburg was placed on leave.

In October 2012, school district officials cleared Altenburg of any harassment, intimidation or bullying. But her lawyer said she faced tenure charges until earlier this year, when a judge found the recording was made unlawfully.

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