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Year After Student's Suicide, Elite NJ Boarding School Admits 'Falling Tragically Short'
On the anniversary of one of its beloved student's suicide, a prestigious boarding school in South Jersey is taking responsibility for what it could've done to help prevent his death.
Jack Reid, 17, was a victim of bullying and other forms of cruel behavior at the Lawrenceville School over the course of a year, including in the form of false rumors in person and online, school officials said.
On April 30, 2022, he died by suicide.
In a statement Sunday, April 30, 2023 the Lawrenceville School said it had reached an agreement with William and Elizabeth Reid, parents of Jack Reid, noti…
Mom With Knife Tricks Way Into NJ School, Pulls Fire Alarm, Flees: Authorities
A Hackensack mom was arrested after she entered a Bogota school, pulled a fire alarm and ran down the street, authorities said.
Marcela Gonzalez, 36, was seized her near the Lillian M. Steen Elementary School on West Main Street shortly after 2:30 p.m. last Wednesday, March 1, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said.
Gonzalez apparently “rang the doorbell for the school stating she wanted to pick her child up,” Cole said.
Then she pulled the fire alarm at the entrance and ran, he said.
Officers Lewis Duenãs and Officer Michael Torres quickly placed Gonzalez into custody, Cole said.
She was charge…
