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North Hunterdon, NJ
Schools
Warren County Middle School Enters Lockdown As 'Agitated' Student With Weapon Flees Premises
A Warren County middle school was placed under lockdown Tuesday morning after a student was found with a weapon and fled the building, authorities said. Administrators at the Washington Township Middle School received a report of an agitated and potentially armed student riding the bus around 7:25 a.m., police Chief Thomas Cicerele said in a release alongside Warren Hills Regional School District Superintendent Earl C. Clymer, III. The school was immediately placed under lockdown after a staff member confronted the student, who then fled the building, authorities said. Washington Township …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
DelCo Bus Company Student Info Breach Was ‘Honest Mistake,’ District Says
A Delaware County school district has apologized on behalf of a bus company for its accidental leakage of student information, officials said. Student Transportation of America, the bus company contracted with the Springfield School District, mistakenly sent students' names and bus route information Monday night to all district families who were eligible for the bus, SSD said in a statement. "The error was made by one of its employees in earnest. Once the employee realized the error was made, attempts were made to retract the email; unfortunately, the software did not allow this error …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Hero Custodian Saves Child From Choking At School In Northern Westchester
A custodian at a Northern Westchester school is being hailed as a hero after coming to the rescue of a student who was in danger of choking to death. Angelo Alessandro, a custodial worker at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, rushed to the aid of a third-grade student who began choking while eating lunch last month. Officials at the Lakeland Central School District said that Alessandro noticed the student in distress on Tuesday, April 20, who was not breathing and whose bottom lip was beginning to turn blue. Alessandro was able to pull the food from the student’s mouth a…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Student Comment Seen As Threat Prompts Police Response At Long Island HS
A threat made by a Long Island high school student has been deemed unfounded, according to police. The perceived threat was allegedly made on Thursday, March 25, at Islip High School, said the Suffolk County Police. Officers responded to the school on Friday, March 26, to conduct an investigation, which revealed that no threat was made, police said.
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island Middle School Teacher Being Investigated After Allegations Of Sexual Assault
A Long Island middle school teacher has been removed from the classroom after allegations of sexual abuse among students arose. The man, who teaches science at Mineola Middle School, was removed by the district as soon as the allegations came to light, said Superintendent Michael Nagler. Nagler went on to say that full investigation is being conducted and that student safety was of the utmost importance. "While we, unfortunately, cannot offer more details due to privacy constraints, we can share that the teacher was immediately removed from the classroom and a full investigation is b…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
School Bus Carrying 12 Children Crashes In Jersey City
A school bus carrying a dozen students struck a parked car Monday morning in Jersey City. The privately-owned bus was parked near Stuyvesant Avenue and JFK Boulevard when it rolled into a parked vehicle around 10:10 a.m., city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. None of the students, ages 10 and 11, were injured. The driver of the other vehicle, however, was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said.
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Where Did Bergen School Principal, Assistant Principal Go? Those Who Know Won't Say
It’s been nearly a month since their local middle school principal and his second in command suddenly "vanished" from the district, and concerned parents in Wyckoff, as well as their children, still have no idea why. Had they gotten into some kind of trouble? Were they fired? Did they quit? “We found out that we had no principal and vice-principal through the hair salon and through town gossip,” prominent civil attorney Michael Epstein said during a Wyckoff Board of Education Zoom meeting Monday night. Parents in the northwest Bergen County town who are concerned for their children’s safet…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
How Did Bergen School Principal, Assistant Principal ‘Vanish'? Those Who Know Won't Say
It’s been nearly a month since their local middle school principal and his second in command suddenly "vanished" from the district, and concerned parents in Wyckoff, as well as their children, still have no idea why. Had they gotten into some kind of trouble? Were they fired? Did they quit? “We found out that we had no principal and vice-principal through the hair salon and through town gossip,” prominent civil attorney Michael Epstein said during a Wyckoff Board of Education Zoom meeting Monday night. Parents in the northwest Bergen County town who are concerned for their children’s safet…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Covid-
19: School District In Hudson Valley Extends Remote Learning
A Hudson Valley school district near one of the state’s largest COVID-19 clusters will be keeping students out of the classroom longer to avoid the spread of the virus. Interim East Ramapo Schools Superintendent Ray Giamartino said that all schools in the district will extend its remote learning for the next two weeks, through at least Monday, Oct. 26. The decision was made following guidance from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and the district will continue remote learning during the 14-day stretch. “Please know that it remains a district-wide expectation that all students will be p…
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
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A hammer and knife were recovered and one person was injured in a pair of unrelated lockdowns that had students panicking at Union High School Friday, authorities said. An adult student who showed up with a hammer was taken into custody following the 8 a.m. lockdown, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo said. The hammer and a knife were subsequently recovered and a second student was removed from the building before the lockdown was lifted, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. A second lockdown that lasted several hours was imposed around 11 a.m. by school security on repor…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Stranger Approaches Student Outside Long Island High School, Police Say
The Bellmore School District has put out a warning for students and parents after a student was approached by a man outside of a school. The incident took place around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, outside of Mepham High School on Stewart Avenue, according to Long Island News12. School officials told News 12 that the man was in his 20s and driving a small white car. Nassau County Police said they did not have information on the incident. School Principal Eric Gomez said: "We will continue to reiterate stranger danger safety responses to our students. As always, the safety of our student…
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Lawsuit
: Former Bergenfield HS Student Alleging Violent Assault By Peers Goes To Trial
To him it was "humorous horseplay" but to her it was a violent assault. A former Bergenfield High School student who filed a lawsuit alleging she was attacked by some of her peers more than six years ago could be taking her case to trial, according to a recent news report. The attorney representing Daniella Restel, now 21, and her parents told NorthJersey.com she and their opponents were preparing their cases for trial. The suit against the Bergenfield BOE, current and former district employees, its superintendent and some former students alleged Restel "suffered numerous and severe i…
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