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Students Petition To Save Graduation Seat For Bergen Classmate Who Died By Suicide Students Petition To Save Graduation Seat For Bergen Classmate Who Died By Suicide
Students Petition To Save Graduation Seat For Bergen Classmate Who Died By Suicide A Bergen County teen who took his own life won't be honored at his high school's upcoming graduation ceremony, prompting protest from students and community members. Instead, there will be a moment of silence, district officials said. A memorial service honoring 16-year-old Jordan Falco during the 2021 graduation ceremony next Tuesday would "set a bad precedent," a Change.org petition quotes Northern Valley Demarest High School Principal Dr. Timothy Gouraige as saying.  Gouraige, in his defense, told Daily Voice that it was "a district decision, not a building decision," and denied saying…

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by Cecilia Levine