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0:00. coach blew up. NJSIAA slams Eastside with unprecedented penalties, N.J. lawmakers take steps to halt phony transcripts like ones used at Eastside, Homeland Security joins probe, with eye on international pipeline, State athletics group orders hearing into Eastside, Ugly accusations tearthrough highest levels of school, State criminal investigators launch probe into Eastside, District busted budget on$90k Wallace report, NJSIAA announces new hearings to deal with Eastside fallout. "'An outstanding educator': Paterson Eastside High School principal dies," by The Paterson Press' Joe Malinconico: "Gerald Glisson, who was principal of Paterson's Eastside High . There are also blackmail allegations linked to the rumored prostitution/ sex ring. It took3teachers who risked everything tohelp the final 2 African players escape the mess at Eastside High. Griles, Ortiz said, refused to stop for food after practice even after he repeatedly complained he was hungry. That's where Griles, he said, discovered him and recruited him to New Jersey. My mom, shes a housekeeper and she used to work at a house in the Palisades, and the lady had kids and was very school-oriented, said Azucena Hilario, a Bravo junior. ", Selwyn Rodriguez during practice with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico. And at 6-foot-5, Ejiofor led Eastside to a pair of Passaic County championships, earning scholarship offers from Duke, LSU, Syracuse, Rutgers and several others. When I think about even if it was just 50 students whose parents cheated for them, those 50 spots could have actually gone to someone who gained those positions.. That the athletic directors job.. "No, I'm not her legal guardian," Ayala said when reached by phone earlier this year. Ayala also told people he was related to Aquino, and the ESPN articlerefers to Aquino having a cousin in New Jersey. No at least not in our view. A second male student then appears on screen and states, "Remember, *explicit removed* the Mexicans. It is not immediately clear, although some light was recently shed on the case when Greenville, S.C. insurance marketing executiveRick Mathewsissued a statement related to his recent divorce fromJennifer Mathews who runs a yoga and pilates studio in Greenville. Head coaches and assistants in all sports had to take the exam, which also included questions about the city school districts policies and procedures, officials said. She filed for medical leave in spring 2017 and has been on paid leave since then. Asked if he cared to comment, he shifted in his wheelchair and said he wanted to go to college but didnt know how hed ever come up with the money, so hes doing whatever he can. All rights reserved (About Us). (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Anthony McGilcrist, who last year served as athletics coordinator at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, started working at Eastside September 1 at a salary of $98,701, according to district . Luis says he reads up on the college application process and what his peers say about their experiences. *NJSIAA slams Eastside with unprecedented penalties. The high and mighty went as low as they could go, and it did not play well in Boyle Heights. And she announced on social media late last month that she verbally has committed to Oregon State, a Top 10 Division 1 program. The districts investigation last year had found that some players involved in the scandal had registered at Eastside, rather than through traditional channels. *Broken promises and disposable players: The remarkable story how Eastside coaches lured foreign players. So far, there has been no official acknowledgement of the seismic, sexually charged side of this investigation by anyone in law enforcement. "As a result of the information that Andrea has shared, it is evident that Andrea may be the victim of neglect, child exploitation, emotional abuse and child endangerment," the report reads. The Beat reporters heard each other out and decided to invite a teacher, a college student and a parent maybe Azucenas mother to participate in a radio talk show about the scandal. Theres the front door, which is you get through yourself. For example, Lyde and a student registration secretary were able to get pay that they originally been denied during Evans tenure. He told his father he needed a mattress and a TV, but even after the father sent $600 to buy both, they never materialized. Four players from three continents -- all bound by the same dream and pitch: Leave your friends and family behind, travel thousands of miles and use basketball to find a better life. Coaches in other towns dont have to take a test on NJSIAA rules, he said. "He made a lot of promises about the future, about getting Selwyn to a university, about getting him to Division 1," Selwyn's father, Edwin, said. Authorities have arrested an unidentified 15-year-old in connection with the stabbing of two Paterson students at Eastside High School on Friday afternoon, which left one of the victims dead . Father Heric remains our chaplain and community liaison. 0:57. Legislation would ban buying, selling, makingor altering a transcript with the intent to deceive. Under the districts 50-step plan, coaches and other employeeswho allow transfer students to live with them or become their legal guardiansmust report that information in writing to their school principal and the superintendent. The ongoing drama tied to this upscale Upstate neighborhood which was first reported by this news outlet a week ago has been dominating discussions in the greater Greenville, S.C. area. It is, for most players on this island, a dream come true. The scuffle broke out with four minutes left in the second quarter of the game. Any charity interested in applying for Eastside's 2023-2024 Spirit Week can apply by filling out the application and submitting no later than March 24, 2023. 0:05. After that, theres figuring out how to pay for it. The USSS and HSI investigations are ongoing. - Karen Hatch, Eastside Catholic, Marketing and Communications Director. Officials said Johnson has been using sick days she accumulated during her career with Paterson Public Schools, which started in 1979. There are also blackmail allegations linked to the rumored prostitution/ sex ring. Now hes under review, Blizzard conditions close major highways and roads in Lake Tahoe area, I-5 closed through Grapevine as last wave of winter storm hits Southern California, Dictators and criminals fear this USC instructor whos making the case for an Oscar. It didn't take long to realize the living situation wouldn't match the promises. Ortiz arrived in Paterson unexpectedly in 2012. A pipeline of talented players to New Jersey is alive and well, but at times things can go awry with the process, as evidence by the recent scandal at Paterson Eastside. This news outlet has leaned consistently libertarian in its coverage, and in addition to supporting all manner of consensual sex we have gone so far in the past as to editorialize on behalf of decriminalizing prostitution. Juan Griles,coach of the powerhouse boys basketball team, was among those fired by the Board of Education. The decision was made yesterday to reverse these changes and go back to the previous structure. Home. Ejiofor, now 18 after graduating from Eastside 10 months ago, didn't know it then, but she violated immigration laws when she entered Eastside, which is not authorized to issue I-20s. NJ Advance Media staff writer Matt Stypulkoski contributed to this report. Teachers are concerned those athletes are not being supported academically. Im taking three or four. Well good for you, but I dont want to die, said Olivia, who joins clubs and is on the cheer squad to make her college application more appealing. Ayala promised to be the point of contact and to "make sure Andrea has everything that she needs," the report said. She believes that education- particularly the education of the Spirit- is not about politics, money, football.". During the meeting the other co-chair resigned and the board of trustees removed Father William Heric as the interim president. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Between five and six boys basketball players from Paterson Eastside lived with the team's head coach this season. *Report leaves more questions than answers, Wallace documentminimizes the actions of key figures, even referring to the ousted boys basketball coach as a "humanitarian. WHEN/WHERE: Monday, 4:30 p.m., at No. Neither do we. But there are far more serious allegations being probed by agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)s special investigations unit including the alleged activities of a group of men who apparently refer to themselves as The Disciples.. Ejiofor lived there with other Eastside girls and boys basketball players from Nigeria, including Juliet James and ThankGod Okenwa, according to school documents obtained by NJ Advance Media. He formerly served as our interim president. She planned to study pharmacology at Vanderbilt. Lyde also told Ugboaja the school could accept international students with I-20s, Ugboaja said. Aquino needed to get to the U.S., where she could develop her game, earn a college scholarship and potentially play professionally. She deserves this opportunity. Excellence for All Students Through Strong Relationships & Instructional Strategies Delivered by Effective Educators. The fight happened Thursday night between Camden High School and Camden Eastside High School. She said students had turned down offers that were close to free rides because they couldnt come up with the several thousand dollars still due. *School suspends hoops coach who had 6 overseas players living with him. The report painted a grim picture of an emotionally distressed and helpless teenager, thousands of miles from home. A basketball powerhouse is under fire after packing its roster from overseas, leaving players to live with their coach. This sounds crazy, but if I have to fly all the way back to (New Jersey), I will.". But the school district later decided not to pursue those charges. *Eastside girls team out of states, multiple suspensions announced. For Andrea and fellow Boyle Heights Beat reporters, news of the $25-million college entrance racketeering scandal hit like a gut punch. ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that A furious Edwin Rodriguez -- who said he sent more than $60,000 to Paterson in two years for rent, food, clothing and other expenses -- moved his sons to another apartment in the fall of 2012. 2023 www.northjersey.com. School is supposed to start August 23, but on Friday the school confirmed classes will be postponed one week and start August 30. See the documents. That trust has cost her a scholarship to Vanderbilt and forced her back to Africa, where she remains a prisoner of immigration rules. "I ended up in Jersey.". The officials at the post office insisted it was left in a safe place. More:Paterson picks new AD to replace one fired in Eastside hoops scandal, More:Lawyer says Paterson Eastside coach victim of fake news in hoops scandal, More:Paterson's Eastside loses appeal of ban from state basketball tourney. Andrea says her father paints houses and does construction work, and during the week, her mother works a graveyard janitorial job on the Westside. Under his suspension, Lyde is eligible to resume coaching the Eastside girls team next season. Once there, the mission began to crystallize. The school board president at the time, Chris Irving, had said Johnson was being forced to retire as punishment. Lopez is the author most recently of Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement, From Some Whove Done It and Some Who Never Will. His book The Soloist, inspired by his columns on his relationship with a Juilliard-trained homeless person, was a Los Angeles Times and New York Times best-seller, winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Non-Fiction, and the subject of a Dream Works movie by the same name. * Ousted athletic director: There are others at school involved in scandal. 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