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Ridgewood NJ, Cyberbullying has been major problem at Ridgewood Schools for almost a Decade . In 2009 News 4 New York reported that a 16 year old student who was outed by a teacher for being gay, was then bullied ,became so depressed he had to finish his freshman year at home .
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To better secure our schools and most importantly, our children and staff, the Ridgewood Public Schools has recently incorporated the TPASS K-12 Visitor Management System into our daily safety protocols. This system operates with ID card readers now installed outside the main entrance at all of our schools. They have the ability to “red flag” visitors not allowed on school grounds and also create a visibly distinct visitor badge. We will pilot our process at Ridgewood High School starting Monday, October 1 and go live at all schools on Monday, October 8.
Continue reading Dr. Fishbein’s Letter on New Safety measures for the Ridgewood School District
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Ridgewood NJ, sources tell the Ridgewood blog that in September 2018 a member of the Ridgewood Girls Varsity Tennis Team posted a derogatory unsportsmanlike photo on social media of a Ramapo High School Girls varsity tennis player . Despite complaints from Ramapo School representatives and parents , the Ridgewood High School administration has done nothing and according to sources acted like nothing ever happened.
Continue reading A Culture of Bullying Reported at Ridgewood High School
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the NJ Department of Education since 2008 Ridgewood High School’s ranking has declined from number 7 over all to number 36 . In the same 10 year period the Ridgewood school budget has nearly doubled to a whopping $110,000,000.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School Board has announced its advanced placement scholars. One hundred fifty-six RHS students have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Examinations. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the students’ performance on AP exams. At Ridgewood High School:
Continue reading RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL LISTS 156 ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCHOLARS
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Ridgewood NJ, If you have never been inside this beautiful (and historic) mid-century house, here’s your chance on Sept. 30th! The James Rose Center is located across from Ridgewood High School and is one of the hidden gems of Ridgewood that makes our village special. Limited space available. Tickets available by calling Ridgewood Historical Society at 201-447-3242.
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Ridgewood NJ, in New Jersey Monthly’s Top Schools 2018 list , Glen Rock High School came in a very strong 2nd in the state ,moving up from 10th place in 2016 and Ridgewood High School slid from 33rd place in 2016 to 36th place this year .
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Ridgewood NJ,Staples ran a fantastic back-to-school commercial in 1996. Let’s jump right over the fact that this makes this commercial 22 years old and look instead at the trends in buying and spending as Americans begin to send their children back to school over these next several weeks. Continue reading Back to school by the numbers
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Board of Education
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School district Welcomes everyone to the 2018-2019 School Year:
Continue reading Welcome to the 2018-2019 Ridgewood School Year
August 3,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, the list is out , the 2019 Niche Best Public High Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Learn where our data comes from.
Ridgewood High School came in a very respectable #26 in a list filed with a majority of private schools .
#20 Tenafly High School
#26 Ridgewood High School
#36 Fair Lawn High School
Ridgewood School district came in an impressive #18 once again trailing Tenafly #8, Fairlawn #11 ,but besting Mahwah #24 , Northern Valley Regional #25, Ramsey #27 and Glen Rock #29.
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April 11,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, in his recent news letter Councilmen Hache said , “Without question, tragic events like the one in Parkland FL, compel us to reevaluate the safety of our children. Many states have even begun to shift education funds to school safety. Councilmen Hache says that he has always been in favor of having a School Resource Officer in our schools. SROs are commissioned law enforcement officers assigned to schools. In addition to responding to incidents on school grounds, they also work closely with faculty and staff to prevent crime, bullying and violence. SROs receive special training and can be a vital component in community building by building trust and opening lines of communication with students. We need SROs in our schools. ”
It is nice to see that at lest the Village Council takes school security seriously and is willing to put forward some concrete steps in stead of organizing “student led ” protests and other feel good measures that have little to no impact on the treats the schools could be faced with.
Hache is the Council liaison to the Board of Education and stated,”I continue to implore the Board to partner with the Village to bring SROs to our schools. The Village has offered to pay for half of the cost but allocate 70% of the SRO’s time to the Board of Education. When school is not in session (30% of the work year), the SRO will be on regular duty for the Village. I hope the Board will accept our generous offer.”
In the meantime, we have police officers rotating through our schools while we are working to install a full-time dedicated SRO.
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March 13,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, village council candidate Alexandra Harwin spoke at Ridgewood High School. No other candidates or councilmembers were invited , Ms Harwin spoke about running for council in Ridgewood for a full 40 minutes asking the kids for their addresses to post yard signs of her candidacy .
When questioned by angry parents superintendent of Schools Daniel Fishbein said in an email , “this is a student run organization. It appears that you may know one or more of the students who are part of the organization, based on your knowledge of their ages. I suggest that you or other village council members reach out to see if they can be invited. As I stated, this is a club activity and not an academic class. ”
Funny that no sitting council member with experience has been asked , yet a new candidate who has been to one council meeting for a total of 50 minutes is now an expert. Its also another interesting use of the taxpayer funded $105,000,000 Ridgewood School budget . And interesting to watch a Village Council candidate bully children into compliance.
All the moms who questioned the events have asked to remain anonymous and are concerned about being booted from Home & School Association membership if their names are exposed regarding this matter .
March 11,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Nice to see the $105,000,000 school budget not go to waste and of coarse its always a please seeing adults use children for political purposes . The #NationalSchoolWalkout initiative is promoted by Women’s March Youth Empower. The national walkout is to take place March 14 at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes—one for each person who killed on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas campus on Valentine’s Day. Per the group’s web page, other participating high schools in Bergen County include Hackensack High School, Paramus High School, Lyndhurst High School, Fusion Academy in Englewood, Paramus Catholic High School, Ridgewood High School, Emerson Junior/Senior High School, Tenafly High School, Cresskill High School, Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, and Mahwah High School.
photos courtesy of Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47
March 7,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 members participated in the 30th annual Super Science Saturday at Ridgewood High School. This year attendees could have forced a door using our battery powered Hurst tool and viewed various other tools while learning about fire safety.
Pictured here is Lieutenant Young with the Hurst spreaders and Lieutenants Young and Krug speaking to a few of the visitors who stopped by our display. We look forward to next year!
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March 3,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Several Ridgewood High School students heading home at the end of school on Friday afternoon, 03/02, found their cars had been damaged by a tree that fell while they were attending classes. Ridgewood PD officers responded to take property damage reports. The vehicles were all parked in a privately owned lot; no word was available from the lot’s owner as to how long it would take to have the tree removed in order for cars to be driven or towed away. Fortunately no one was injured .
