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Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police
A teenage football player was killed and four of his teammates injured when two gunmen ambushed them outside a Philadelphia high school on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. It happened as the five players were walking off the field after a football scrimmage between Roxborough High School and two other schools around 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Fairway Terrace, Philadelphia police told the media. The shooters opened fire from a Ford Explorer and fled on foot, police said. A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. He was identified as Nichola…
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These Are The Best School Districts In NJ, Website Says
Three New Jersey school districts have been ranked among the 50 best in America. Millburn came in at No. 29, Northern Valley Regional is ranked No. 33 and Princeton came in at No. 43 on Niche.com's latest rankings. Those three districts topped the list for 2023 Best School Districts in New Jersey, released Tuesday, Sept. 27. Here are the top 20 best districts in the state, according to Niche (scroll for a link to the complete list): Millburn Pubic Schools Northern Valley Regional HS District Princeton Public Schools West Windsor-Polainsboro Regional Schools Ridgewood Public Schools Tenafl…
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NJ's Best Public, Private High Schools Ranked By Website
Niche.com has released its annual rankings of the best schools in America. Now in its ninth year, the rankings include updated data for 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools, and 11,820 school districts nationwide. Niche’s rankings combine user input — ratings from current students, alumni, and parents — with quantitative data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities, extracurricular activity opportunities and more.Click here for more on methodology. Here are the 10 best public high schools in New Jersey, according to Niche.c…
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Police Investigating Attempted Luring Of Female Student Near Mercer County High School
Police are investigating after a man tried to lure a female student into his vehicle near a Mercer County high school. A Hopewell Valley Central High School student was walking not far from school property on Pennington Titusville Road when a man driving a blue-colored Honda CR-V stopped in the roadway near her and asked if she needed a ride around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, Hopewell Township Police said. The student replied, “no,” because she was walking to school, and the driver again asked and encouraged her to get into his vehicle, according to police. The student refused a few …
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Mercer County HS Teacher, Coach Had Inappropriate Relationship With Teen Student: Prosecutor
A teacher and coach at a Mercer County high school is facing sexual assault and child endangerment charges after having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teen student, authorities said. Anthony Linder-Creo, 24, was charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree child endangerment, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Linder-Creo, a business teacher and multi-sport coach at Steinert High School, allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student at his Robbinsville home on an occasion in Aug…
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Jersey Shore High School Coach 'Shamed' Overweight Football Player: Report
A lawsuit has been filed against a Jersey Shore school district where a high school football coach allegedly "fat-shamed" a player, NJ Advance Media reported. The Lacey Township High School student reportedly was clinically obese and suffered from anxiety but endured regular harassment from the assistant coach, the outlet said, quoting the suit. “Look at how fat you got,” the coach allegedly told the student at the start of a 2021 practice. “Look at you. Lose weight.” His mother reportedly approached another team coach and other school officials about the shaming but it failed to cea…
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NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report
A Pennsylvania State University student from New Jersey admitted to sexually assaulting his peer, despite allegedly having no recollection of the incident, WJAC reports. Jacob Tillman, 20, West Orange, New Jersey released the following statement: "I want to acknowledge that I raped her, even though I don't remember the act of doing it, because it this point, there is no doubt in my mind that it happened, from everything I remember and from everything she said." It wasn't immediately clear where in New Jersey Tillman is from. Tillman and the victim met at Lion's Down in downtown State Colleg…
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NY Student Among Two Dead In Mass Shooting At Virginia College Party: Report
A pre-nursing major and 25-year-old male were identified as the two people killed at party that left five others wounded near Old Dominion in Virginia on Labor Day Weekend, various news reports say. Angelia Aracelis McKnight, a second-year student from New York, and Zabre Miller, 25, both died in the incident on the 5000 block of Killam Avenue around midnight Sunday, Sept. 4, according to NBC News and Norfolk State University. Norfolk Police have informed us that several NSU students have been the victims of a shooting at an isolated off-campus location near 50th Street and Hampton Blvd…
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NJ Student Makes Bomb Threat At Penn State: Authorities
A former National Merit scholar from New Jersey posted a bomb threat at Penn State on the social media platform Yik Yak, authorities allege. Henry Peter Hyduke, 20, of Fair Haven, NJ, allegedly posted "ROTC bombing downtown state college tonight. Stay safe," at 6:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Collegian. The FBI National Threat Operations Center was notified bomb threat posted on the social media platform Yik Yak, according to WJAC. "Yik Yak was able to identify the source user's GPS location and phone number, which …
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Ex-NJ Assistant Principal Who Faked Reason For Slip-Fall Getting Job Back
A former assistant principal of a Hudson County school who faked her slip-and-fall in a stairwell will be getting her job back, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled. Amanda Sanjuan was hired as a bilingual education teacher in West New York in 1997, and was appointed assistant principal at Memorial High School in 2019. One night in February 2020, Sanjuan was attending an event at the high school when she fell down a flight of stairs and landed on the floor, according to court papers. After hearing a commotion, a teacher and a custodian rushed to the stairs wh…
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Antisemitic Comments Prompt Mercer County School Board Candidate To Scrap Race: Report
A series of antisemitic comments made on social media by a Mercer County school board candidate have caused him to quit the race, NJ.com reports. Nicholas Ferrara abandoned his position as a candidate for the Hamilton school board on Saturday, Aug. 20, just one day after several media outlets reported his comment on a January Gab post stating that he was “FOR execution of the marxist/communists jews,” according to NJ.com. Meanwhile, Monica Quaste, one of Ferrara’s two running mates, issued a public apology and called the former candidate’s words “repulsive.” “I apologize for not vetting my…
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Ewing Elementary School Student Dies Suddenly
The Ewing school district is mourning the unexpected loss of an elementary student. A fourth-grade student at Lore Elementary School died suddenly after a “courageous battle,” Assistant Superintendent Dr. Danita Ishibashi said in a release on the school’s website. The student’s organs will be donated to help save lives as a tribute to his “unparalleled spirit of kindness and generosity,” Dr. Ishibashi said. Those in need of support are urged to take advantage of the school’s counseling options. The district’s counseling services offices can be reached at (609) 538- 9800 ext. 2121. “Please…
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