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Students, families urge South River board to reinstate senior clap out after June prank; board cites police investigation
Summary
Dozens of students and family members asked the board to reconsider discipline after a June 11 senior prank; students say fines, community service and exclusion from senior events are disproportionate. Superintendent and board clarified the building was under police investigation and that no final schedule changes on clubs have been made.
Dozens of students and parents told the South River Board of Education on June 16 that disciplinary steps taken after a senior prank on June 11—fines, community service and the district's decision to bar participating seniors from some events—were excessive and asked the board to restore the senior “clap out” and related activities.
Student representatives Nicholas Luis, Miranda Lizardo, Addison Lyons and others said the proposed schedule shift that would move clubs to after-school hours and the separate punishments issued in the prank's aftermath disproportionately exclude students who work, play sports or have family responsibilities. They said more than 200 students signed a petition asking…
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