La'Quetta Small, the superintendent of schools for Atlantic City NJ, left, and her husband, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., second from right, stand with their lawyers during a court appearance in Mays Landing, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City N.J.Mayor Marty Small Sr. listens to a judge speak during a court appearance in Mays Landing N.J. on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 on charges that he and his wife La'Quetta Small, the city's superintendent of schools, beat and abused their teenage daughter, charges that the couple deny. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. shakes the hand of one of his lawyers after a court appearance on charges he and his wife La'Quetta Small, the city's superintendent of schools, beat and abused their teenage daughter, in Mays Landing, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)