A New Jersey elementary school named after disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez is dropping his name after his conviction on federal bribery charges.
The Robert Menendez Elementary School in West New York, New Jersey, will return to its original name, PS #3, West New York Mayor Albio Sires told the New Jersey Globe.
“We’re going to take the name down before the school year starts,” Sires told the Globe.
Sires, who had PS #4 named for him, succeeded Menendez in the House of Representatives after Menendez was appointed to an open Senate seat in 2006.
The school was named for Menendez in 2013 as a peace offering by then-Mayor Felix Roque, who had endorsed Menendez’s competitor, Republican Joe Kyrillos, in the 2012 Senate re-election race, according to the outlet.
Menendez, 70, was convicted earlier this month of trading the power of his office for lucrative bribes.
A deluge of Democrats publicly demanded that Menendez step aside as he battled bribery allegations — with those calls only growing louder after a jury found him guilty on 16 counts for using his political perch to benefit Egypt, Qatar and three of his wealthy pals in exchange for piles of cash, gold bars and other gifts.
Even after his conviction, Menendez continued to declare his innocence, only agreeing to step aside on Aug. 20 — a date that will likely ensure he gets to collect one final taxpayer-funded paycheck on his way out the door.
The three-term Democrat is facing up to decades in jail.
He is set to be sentenced on Oct. 29.