On Tuesday night, parents and students crowded the Wall Township Board of Education meeting to find answers to allegations of bullying among members of the high school football team. They left in anger and frustration.

Nearly 100 community members squeezed into the high school canteen, and the meeting lasted more than five hours. Some people expressed sympathy for the non-participating players involved in the scandal. Others called the incident "embarrassing."

The members of the school board were silent.

A female student’s voice trembled with excitement. She told the board: “I am personally scared to go to school now. Walking through these corridors and knowing someone has been beaten is terrible.”

"What about the beaten children you don't know yet?" she asked the board of directors.

Again, the board said nothing.

The school district was severely criticized by some parents who insisted that the bullying incident only emphasized the wider pattern of abuse and bullying in the school and the community.

Before the public comment period, Tracy Handerhan, the head of Wall Schools, asked community members and the media to “remember that the matter at hand (the allegations of bullying) involved children.” Therefore, Handerhan stated that she and the board were “legally excluded.” Discuss any details of the alleged incident or ongoing investigation.

The board meeting was held on the same day, and it was revealed that 7 students were suspended for 10 days due to “bullying and misbehaving”.

Before community members were invited to speak, the board of directors approved several employees to replace those who were on leave due to the bullying incident, but the board again did not comment or publicly discuss these issues.

Former State Superior Court Judge Deborah Gramiccioni, who is now a private practice lawyer representing Wall High School students, told New Jersey 101.5 that school officials “seems to be eager to make a judgment”, worrying that it has nothing to do with the incident. Of children are being defiled. it.

The Monmouth County Attorney continued to investigate the incident, but did not raise any charges or disclose any details.