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Superintendent: district followed family guidance after death of High School South student; crisis team supported school community
Summary
Superintendent said the district deferred to the family’s wishes after the Jan. 1 death of a High School South student, and described a crisis-team response and counseling support provided to students and staff.
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District superintendent addressed the board Jan. 25 to report the district’s response to a student death at High School South on New Year’s Day.
Superintendent Dr. Aderhold said the district provided a crisis-team response at High School South and thanked counseling staff and community members who supported students. He said district staff met with the family and that the family “were very clear in wanting to remember [their son] as an excellent student” and “were proud of him as a son, and as a brother, and as a family member.” The superintendent described the student’s school involvements cited by the family, including participation in the cricket team and the Muslim Student Association.
Dr. Aderhold told the board that the district follows the family’s lead on timing and content of public messaging in such circumstances, saying, “we take the lead as a school district from the family.” He added that guidance from law enforcement and the family together determine the timing of public information and that the district will defer to those parties as appropriate.
The superintendent thanked the Ansari family for allowing the district to share information and asked the community to honor the family’s requests.
No formal action was taken during this segment; the remarks were presented as a district informational update to the board.
