N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:8-34

All principals, teachers and employees in the public schools of the consolidating school districts and of any regional district or districts abolished by the consolidation shall, when the consolidation became effective, be principals, teachers and employees, respectively, in the public schools of the consolidated district, and their tenure, pension and accumulative sick leave rights under the state laws shall not be affected by consolidation or abolition or by any of the provisions of this chapter.