High School Scare: Northern Valley Old Tappan Locked Down After Weapon Report
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Old Tappan NJ, Tensions ran high in Old Tappan on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as Northern Valley Regional High School (NVOT) was plunged into a grueling three-hour lockdown. What began as a student’s report of a potential weapon quickly escalated into a massive multi-agency response that gripped the Bergen County community.
