Kenilworth school chief arrested, pooped at Holmdel track 'on a daily basis': Police

HOLMDEL - Call it the case of the public super pooper.

Holmdel police have charged Kenilworth Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Tramaglini with relieving himself in public early Monday morning after school officials reported finding "daily" deposits of excrement by an athletic field.

Tramaglini, 42, a Matawan resident, was issued citations on Tuesday for public urination or defecation, discarding and dumping of litter, and lewdness, according to the state's municipal court case database. Lewdness is a disorderly persons offense.

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Holmdel High School staff and athletic coaches alerted a school resource officer "that they were finding human feces" at or near the track and football field "on a daily basis," according to a Facebook post by township police.

"The SRO, along with school staff, monitored the area and was able to identify a subject responsible for the acts," according to the post.

The alleged discharge of bodily waste occurred at 5:45 a.m. Monday.

Tramaglini did not comment when approached by a reporter Thursday afternoon as he was leaving his townhouse in Matawan. You can see reporter Steph Solis' report from his development in the video at the top of this page.

Efforts to reach Tramaglini by phone and email were not successful.

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Tramaglini was appointed the Kenilworth Public Schools superintendent in December 2015. His salary is listed as $147,504 a year, according to public employee records on www.datauniverse.com. Kenilworth is a pre-K to high school district.

Tramaglini's Twitter profile, which was taken down yesterday, read that he is a professor at Rutgers University. But a Rutgers official says that is no longer true.

“Thomas Tramaglini was previously employed as a part-time lecturer but does not currently work at Rutgers University,” said Rutgers spokesman Neal Buccino.

Tramaglini also sits on the board of directors of the non-profit Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, according to the organization's website.

Tramaglini requested and received a paid leave of absence from his job at Kenilworth Public Schools "given the nature of those charges," the district's board of education wrote in a statement. Paid leave is required by law unless an employee faces an indictment or tenure charges.

Vito Gagliardi Jr., an attorney for the board, said the members would meet Saturday to formalize the leave. Director of Academics Brian Luciani will assume Tramaglini's responsibilities.

Tramaglini has been "highly regarded" during his three years at the helm of the school district, Gagliardi said.

Many in social media jumped to Tramaglini's defense. Of the more than 20 comments posted about the story on the Asbury Park Press Facebook site, comments mostly focused on the overwhelming power of nature.

To see the track in question in use at The 2017 Monmouth County Championships, click through this gallery below.

"When ya gotta go ya gotta go," one comment stated. Another questioned why seniors who urinate in the woods of golf courses don't face the long arm of the law.

Tramaglini is scheduled to appear in Holmdel Municipal Court on May 30.

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Steph Solis: @stephmsolis; 732-403-0074; ssolis@gannett.com