Atlantic City, NJ, High School Principal & Criminal Arraignment

Atlantic City, New Jersey High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman will be arraigned on Thursday, October 3, 2024 on the following criminal charges:

An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Days-Chapman on August 17, 2024 on a variety of criminal counts as follows:

• second-degree Official
  Misconduct.
• one count of second-degree Pattern of Official Misconduct.
• one count of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
• one count of third-degree Hindering
  Apprehension of Another.

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and Atlantic City Superintendent of Public Schools La’Quetta Small will be arraigned on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office has confirmed the following:

On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Marty Small, Sr., 50, and his wife, La'Quetta Small, 47, of Atlantic City, NJ were both indicted for second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Marty Small, Sr. was also indicted for third-degree Terroristic Threats, and third-degree Aggravated Assault.

It has been very disruptive to the normal operating functions of the City of Atlantic City and public schools system with its Mayor, Schools Superintendent and high school principal all being criminally charged and now face returned indictments by an Atlantic County Grand Jury.

Both Marty and La’Quetta Small have continued to work, while they face serious child abuse charges.

On the day that Marty Small was indicted, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy questioned whether Small can effective in his position.

It was an elegant, velvet touch way of saying that Small should resign.

It is a public disgrace and embarrassment that La’Quetta Small continues to work as Superintendent of Public Schools.

By comparison, Days-Chapman was immediately suspended (with full pay and benefits) upon being criminally charged by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Days-Chapman served as campaign manager for Marty Small in his last race for Mayor of Atlantic City.