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It’s that time of year again when high schools all around the country are celebrating the millions of twelfth graders who are counting down the minutes to that coveted “walk across the stage.” But for one in New Jersey, the celebration might have gotten out of hand during a Senior Class trip to .
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At high schools in states across the country, it’s not uncommon for the graduating Senior Class to plan a either shortly before graduation or immediately following commencement services. At , a is planned every year in mid-March.
For graduating seniors in the Class of 2022 at in Wall Township, New Jersey, the in was chosen as the destination. Who doesn’t dream of a magical , and for graduating Seniors, the can make the celebration even more magical.
Credit: Twitter/@WallHSKnights
But thanks to photos tweeted on Twitter, first-person accounts, and maybe even the talk around town, the / has been at the center of an investigation at .
Though details have not been made clear or public at this time, alleged behavior by some on the has come under scrutiny as allegations of “improper behavior” during the trip have circulated. Three sources very close to the scenario at the have shared that an investigation has begun, looking into behavior that took place while the group was at in .
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Pending the investigation, Wall Township officials have suspended the district’s and intermediate school principals with pay. Principal Rosaleen Sirchio and Wall Intermediate School Principal Erin Embon have both been suspended. According to App.com, Principal Erin Embon allegedly participated in the trip without the approval of the .
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In their absences, Assistant Principal Kevin Davis is serving as interim principal, and Tiffany Steiner, Assistant Intermediate School Principal, is taking the helm at that school.
Photos from the were tweeted on March 27 and March 28 on a Twitter account called WallHSKnights.
“The Class of 2022 had a blast on the Senior trip,” one tweet reads.
The Class of 2022 had a blast on the Senior trip. pic.twitter.com/rQ2RohB0Zm
— WallHSKnights (@WallHSKnights) March 27, 2022
The images online at the time of this publication appear to show multiple groups of students posing for photos with friends at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and the All-Star Movies Resort and also at Universal Studios Orlando and at the airport.
Class of 2022 Senior Class trip pic.twitter.com/PyfdgRWkjL
— WallHSKnights (@WallHSKnights) March 27, 2022
Wall Township Superintendent Tracy Handerhan informed parents of the principals’ paid dismissals via e-mail, but the district official did not include reasons for those suspensions.
“This email serves as an update regarding administration,” Handerhan wrote in an e-mail about Sirchio’s dismissal. “Please be advised that Mr. Kevin Davis will serve as the Acting Principal of while Mrs. Sirchio is on leave. Should you have any questions relating to your child and this transition, please contact your child’s guidance counselor.”
Credit: Twitter/@WallHSKnights
A similar e-mail about Embon’s absence was sent to parents of students at the intermediate school.
According to sources closest to the investigation, the school district has been questioning faculty at both schools about the trip.
As this is a developing story, we will continue to monitor for updates.
