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Westfield High School
Westfield, MA
Police & Fire
Threats Force Westfield High School Into Lockdown Twice In One Day: Police
Westfield High School was forced into lockdown twice on Wednesday, Feb. 12, following threats on social media, authorities said. At 8:08 AM, officers responded to Westfield High School following reports of a potential threat through a conversation on a social media platform, Westfield Police Captain John Ricerca said. The school was placed under lockdown at 8:14 AM in order to properly assess the threat, Ricerca said. Out of an abundance of caution, all other schools in the district implemented a shelter-in-place protocol, Ricerca said. Following a search of the school, the threat was deeme…
Westfield, NJ
Obituaries
Westfield HS Mourns Loss Of Senior Athlete Brandon Genlot Killed In Crash
Brandon Genlot, a senior at Westfield High School, died in a car crash on Monday, Nov. 11, at the age of 17, according to his obituary from the Higgins and Bonner Funeral Home website and Union County Police. It is with a broken heart that we announce the passing of our son, Brandon A service to honor Brandon’s life will be... Posted by Donna Genlot on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 At 7:30 p.m. officers responded to a vehicle crash at Watchung Reservation on Sky Top Drive in Scotch Plains, Union County police said, and found a vehicle that had struck a tree and caught fire.&nbs…
Westfield, NJ
Police & Fire
False Report Of Shooting Leads To Westfield High School Lockdown: Police
Westfield High School was placed on lockdown after a "maliciously false" report of a shooting on the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, authorities said. At 9:53 a.m., the high school reported it received a single phone call from an unidentified person reporting two people were shot inside the school, Westfield police said in a release. Westfield High School contacted officers and said it had placed itself into a lockdown pending law enforcement response, police said. Officers initiated a full response of all its patrol officers and detectives, police said. The roadways around the scho…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Killed 14-Year-Old Westfield High School Student Surrenders: Fairfax County Police
The gunman who shot and killed a 14-year-old earlier this week at a hotel near Dulles Airport has surrendered, authorities announced. Ismael Cruz-Delcid, 18, of Herndon, surrendered to authorities Thursday night, March 21 around 11 p.m., after his attorney called authorities and negotiated his arrest, police said in a press briefing Friday morning, March 22. Cruz-Delcid fired two rounds, which struck and killed a 14-year-old Westfield High School student on Wednesday, March 20 during a dispute in a hotel parking lot on Coppermine Road in McNair, according to police and district officia…
Elizabeth, NJ
Politics
Teen NJ Victim Of Deepfake Porn Pleads With Lawmakers: 'It Could Happen To Anyone'
Last fall, Francesca Mani discovered a male classmate had made AI-generated nude images of her without her consent. While the images were deleted and the Westfield High School student said she never saw them, Francesca still felt sad and helpless. Now she has found a way to turn that trauma into something empowering. Francesca is working with members of Congress, including Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., (R-Westfield) to pass legislation to stop the spread of deepfake pornography generated by artificial intelligence. According to a press release issued by New York Congress…
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
These NJ Celebs Will Get Stars On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
The Garden State continues to show why it's so star-studded. Three celebrities with New Jersey roots were among a number of entertainers selected to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Walk of Fame Selection Panel of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. They are Kevin Feige, Jim Nantz and Jane Krakowski. Feige was raised in Westfield and graduated from Westfield High School. As the producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Feige is the highest grossing producer of all-time. Combined, the MCU has grossed more than $29 billion worldwide, with no signs of slowing down…
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Schools
Social Media Threat Under Investigation At High School In Region
An investigation has been launched at a Western Massachusetts high school after threats were reportedly made targeting the building on social media. In Hampden County, officials said that there were multiple posts made on social media that could be perceived as threats to Westfield High School, prompting an investigation at the building. Parents have reportedly been notified of the situation, which is under investigation by school and police authorities. The nature of the threats - which were made on Instagram - has not been disclosed. “We are aware of the social media posts regarding We…
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
Covid-
19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County
Half a dozen students at a Union County high school have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the school to go all-remote. The six Westfield students were exposed to the virus outside of school, and none are linked to each other, Westfield Superintendent Margaret Dolan said in an email to parents. The district reopened with a hybrid plan of remote and in-classroom instruction Sept. 10. The high school will go virtual for two weeks and return to its hybrid plan Oct. 1, according to Dolan. Meanwhile, cases at Chatham High School climbed from a dozen to nearly 30 over the course of a …
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Covid-
19 Outbreak Among Teens Linked To Party In This Union County Town, Mayor Says
Several new COVID-19 cases among teens in one Union County town have been traced to a recent party, officials say. Westfield had gone two weeks without cases up until June 30. Since then, 17 new cases were reported. Most of Westfield's new cases are between ages 18 and 24 years old, and attended Fourth of July and graduation parties, Mayor Shelley Brindle said. Since Tuesday, there have been 10 new cases reported in Westfield, Brindle said. Five of seven positive cases reported Friday were between ages 17 and 19, she said. Three of those people attended a recent party, and two ar…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Lawsuit: Years Of Bullying, Lack Of Administrative Action Led To Westfield Teen's Suicide
The parents of a Union County teenager who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2018 are suing the Westfield School District saying bullying and lack of administrative action contributed to their son's death. Carthoris “Carter” Uziel died by suicide when he was a 15-year-old sophomore Westfield High School in June of 2018, after nearly a decade of verbal and physical bullying by his peers, according to the suit, filed by his parents Gene and Frances Uziel on June 16 in Union County Superior Court. In addition from being called racial slurs and stalked, Uziel was thrown agains…
Elizabeth, NJ
Lifestyle
NJ Teacher Putting Math Puzzles In Her Window Every Day During Coronavirus Quarantine
Westfield High School math teacher Callie Campbell is used to starting every class with a joke. With schools closed and students learning virtually in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, that changed. But Campbell's found a way around it. Campbell has been used poster board to write out math puzzles and jokes for the passing walkers and cars, and anyone on social media who happens to stumble upon her widely shared photos. "Teaching and learning is different now," said Campbell, a WHS graduate herself (Class of 2006). "So I wanted to create a resource to foster a dialogue and crea…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Med School Student Center Named For Westfield's Dr. Derrick Nelson
The late principal of Westfield High School widely praised for his service in the military and for his dedication to the students in his charge has received another honor, a Roseland law firm announced Thursday. Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, which is located at Seton Hall University in South Orange, has named its student life center for Derrick Nelson, who died in April after he fell into a coma following a bone-marrow transplant procedure. The facility will now be known as the Dr. Derrick Nelson Student Life Services Center, according to a release from Mazie Slater Katz &…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Flags To Be Lowered For Westfield Principal Who Died After Marrow Donation
Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of Dr. Derrick Nelson, the principal of Westfield High School who died April 7 following a bone marrow donation several weeks earlier. "Dr. Derrick Nelson represented the best of our state and our country,” Murphy said in a statement. “He spent over 20 years in the United States Army, including time in the Middle East. He did all of this while serving the children of Plainfield, Orange, and Westfield, as a teacher, an assistant principal, and eventually as a principal. Tragically, Dr. Nelson d…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report
Dr. Derrick Nelson, the beloved Westfield High School principal who died Sunday night, had fallen into a coma after a bone marrow donation procedure, NJ.com reported Tuesday. Nelson agreed to undergo the procedure to help a 14-year-old in France, according to an account in the school's newspaper. Nelson, 44, who was named principal in 2017, had served in the district's schools for several years. He had also worked in the Plainfield and Orange schools before coming to Westfield. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves for two decades. Nelson lapsed into a co…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Sup't: Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson Dies, 44
Derrick Nelson, a longtime educator who was appointed principal of Westfield High School two years ago, died Sunday night, Superintendent of Schools Margaret Dolan said in a message to parents. He was 44 years old. "Dr. Nelson touched us all with his kindness, compassion, integrity and endlessly positive attitude. We hold him and his family in our hearts as we grieve this loss together and I know you join me in granting his family the privacy they have requested," she wrote. There was no immediate word about funeral arrangements. The cause was not immediately available. Nelson serve…
