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Parent tells Ridgefield Park board of video showing student-on-student violence; board pledges follow-up
Summary
A parent presented a video alleging an assault in the Ridgefield Park junior–senior high cafeteria and asked about supervision and camera monitoring; board members responded that they are aware of student mental-health needs and offered to meet privately to follow up.
A Ridgefield Park parent, Nancy Serrano, addressed the board during public comment on March 19, 2025, saying she had received video footage of an 18-year-old senior punching a freshman in the high-school cafeteria and alleging insufficient staff intervention and lack of timely police follow-up.
Serrano said the recording showed bystanders filming rather than intervening and raised broader concerns about supervision, camera coverage in the cafeteria and the district’s response to prior incidents, including a reported…
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