The Eastside basketball scandal was exposed in news stories published in the Star-Ledger. On Saturday morning at the Boyle Heights Beat, a student-run journalism operation, the hot topic was the college entrance cheating scandal and how to craft stories about it for the groups newspaper and radio show. Christine Kelley, an adult advisor to the Beat which operates under the auspices of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism said shed been on the job eight years and had never seen students deal with more pressure. Some kids are saying, Oh, youre only taking two APs. Deputy reportedly cleared after being accused of failing to report intimate knowledge of Upstate scandals . YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. I think things like this happen all the time.. Three employees fired, two others disciplined. 1:07. Coaches Juan Griles, Alberto Maldonado, and supervisor of athletics Gregory Co He came to New Jersey that fall, just before basketball season began, and moved into a house where Griles lived in Somerset. Directions on submission are attached. 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. *How scandal of overseas hoops players living with H.S. From news that sixoverseas players were living with the boys coach to the discovery of an international pipeline funneling athletes to Paterson since 2013 and the waves of fallout pounding the school and its officials, here's the reporting of Steve Politi and Matt Stanmyre: *The Fast Break: How final 2 players escaped Eastside. When he contacted Lyde, the coach offered a spot on his team and free housing. Eastside had been one of the favorites to win both county and state titles. The video recording was sent via Snapchat to a lot of their buddies at Eastside Catholic and other Eastside high schools. Got something youd like to say in response to one of our articles? (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com), *Season's over: Eastside boys pull out of Passaic County Tournament. *Broken promises and disposable players: The remarkable story how Eastside coaches lured foreign players. One student, Bravo junior Andy Garcia, hadnt said much during the discussion. Ejiofor said the Jordans "did (their) best to make sure I was okay and comfortable. Our Upstate sources which include law enforcement officers, prosecutors, attorneys and private investigators, among others have conveyed a remarkably consistent narrative about what allegedly transpired behind the scenes in this exclusive enclave. It's still unclear what sparked the altercation. Our sources also tell us not all of the sex acts currently under the law enforcement microscope were necessarily consensual which would be criminal under any circumstances. Officials said Johnson has been using sick days she accumulated during her career with Paterson Public Schools, which started in 1979. Ortiz left Somerset and moved in with the Rodriguezes in their apartment in downtown Paterson. Instead, he ended up in a cramped, uncomfortable attic, fearful of the woman on the floors below, her drug habit and the visitors she attracted. It has also prompted an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) although it is not initially clear which component of the multi-faceted situation the feds are focused on. Home. The game was held at Cherry Hill East High School, a neutral site for both teams. In the fall of 2015, officials from her high school filed a report to the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency (formerly the Department of Youth and Family Services). "She's a mature, strong kid and she's hanging in there," Vanderbilt head coach Stephanie Smith said earlier this year. Thirteen faculty members quit in protest, most of them teachers. These financial allegations have since receivedmainstream media coveragecourtesy ofThe Greenville News. Follow him on Twitter @MattStanmyre. "She's obviously confused and doesn't understand what's going on. The deputy in question is a family friend of both Rick and Jennifer Mathews (below), our sources say. According to our sources, most of the initial speculation has centered around Eastside High School in Taylors, S.C. and perhaps one other nearby school in the South Carolina government-run system. 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. "Nobody wanted to spend the money once she got here. 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. News never stops. We are proud that the school holds such an important place in our community, and we look forward to working with everyone and continuing to serve our mission." "I would just meet her at the gym and work out from there and take her to her game if need be. 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. Here's why. Paterson Eastside High School basketball ban upheld by state commissioner, Paterson names new coach for Eastside girls basketball team, Michael Baker named boys basketball coach as Eastside looks to rebound from scandal, Paterson picks new AD to replace one fired in Eastside hoops scandal, Lawyer says Paterson Eastside coach victim of fake news in hoops scandal, Paterson's Eastside loses appeal of ban from state basketball tourney, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Thats not their job. Also, Evans had said the district would seek tenure charges against Griles in an effort to oust him from his teaching position at Eastside. Documents obtained by NJ Advance Mediashow discourse within the district as scandal barreled out of control. The districts investigation last year had found that some players involved in the scandal had registered at Eastside, rather than through traditional channels. *N.J. lawmakers take steps to halt phony transcripts like ones used at Eastside. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ejiofor, then 15, had made her own arrangements, navigating the complicated immigration process. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. He was benched for a first-round state playoff game, and the reason seemed almost too cruel to believe. Carol said she was talking to her father about the scandal, and they wondered where the cheating stopped. The apartment was an attic in a Paterson house without heat or air conditioning, the Rodriguezes said. There are also blackmail allegations linked to the rumored prostitution/ sex ring. Those fortunes changed when a man in her neighborhood snapped photos of Aquino and sent them to the Paraguay Basketball Federation, which invited herto train alongside the country's finest players in the nation's capital. It happened during the Camden County. Meanwhile, sources tell us the Greenville county sheriffs office which was first made aware of the allegations involving the clubs finances in May of this year has launched an internal investigation into the proximity of one of its officers to the related scandals. *Eastside girls team out of states, multiple suspensions announced. Seattle Times staff reporter A Seattle high school teacher is accused of repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student, who reported their encounters to school officials and police last. "Felix had problems in his household, and after that, that girl went from place to place," said a coach familiar with the events in Aquino's life that fall. Frame. The school board president at the time, Chris Irving, had said Johnson was being forced to retire as punishment. PATERSON - Basketball players who transferred to Paterson's Eastside High School from Nigeria and Puerto Rico went through a different school registration process than did other students,. ", "I'm the victim because I'm the one who is out of school for six months," Ejiofor said last month. Faculty members toldKIRO 7 Father Heric and the co-chairs of the board of trustees fired the principal of the high school and principal of the middle school without the permission of the rest of the board of trustees. ", "Here I am sitting there watching her. Upon learning of this fact, we separated and I filed for divorce in July., Mathews added that he was aware that there is an investigation being conducted and that while he was not a suspect in any illegal activity, I am cooperating fully with law enforcement and will continue to do so.. *State athletics group orders hearing into Eastside. But there he was Wednesday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at a massive Goya factory. 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. According to videos shared on. I help her set the whole thing up, said Andrea, a Roosevelt High senior who is waiting to hear back from some of the colleges shes applied to. 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We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! 0:49. A closer look how the Paterson Eastside scandal has unfolded -- from a tip to a report detailing how 6 overseas players were living with the new-suspended coach of the powerhouse team. Search for New Jersey classmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of Online Univeristy, College, Military, and High School Yearbook images and photos! 2022-2023 School Year Calendar. What if she owed money to drug dealers? But the player stayed several months, and it was Lyde -- the Eastside girls coach -- who provided money for school uniforms and other living expenses, according to the employee, who asked not to be identified for fear of punishment from Paterson officials. NJ Advance Media staff writer Matt Stypulkoski contributed to this report. *This is just tip of iceberg, senator says in demanding full probe. Marlene Gamas, left, and advisor Christine Kelley brainstorm at Boyle Heights Beat for a story about the college admissions scandal. For most of the kids working at the Beat, getting accepted to college is only the first hurdle. Absolutely. 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. Ejiofor still hopes to return to the U.S. and pursue her dreams, but she said she has been denied a new visa three times. The Camden City School District said Friday that both teams have been withdrawn from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state tournament. ", *The key players in Eastside scandal, fallout. VIDEO: Eastside Catholic HS teachers quit Classes could be delayed at a high school sports power house after more than a dozen teachers walked off the job. Andrea says her father paints houses and does construction work, and during the week, her mother works a graveyard janitorial job on the Westside. (Natalie Jordan also has been suspended by the district.) "No one ever told me, and I wish someone did.". She earned a 3.7 grade-point average and graduated in the top 20 of her class, according to an article in the Paterson Times. The punishments imposed against Cooper and the others stemmed from an investigation conducted by a. I am sure we can agree that getting our kids back to school and focused on their studies, their friendships and their future's is the important goal, and we look forward to doing just that.". Now, the state wants answers as the district takes action. "Nobody ever said anything to me about I-20s," Lyde said. I think Eileen Shafer has done a tremendous job being proactive on this.. The scuffle broke out with four minutes left in the second quarter of the game. No one was seriously injured in the melee. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. He plays wheelchair basketball, he said, hoping for a scholarship. F: contact@email.org Get Directions. He has also written three novels and two column collections. Excellence for All Students Through Strong Relationships & Instructional Strategies Delivered by Effective Educators. It is, for most players on this island, a dream come true. Ortiz found himself leaving practice many nights in tears, wondering why this coach brought him to New Jersey if he didn't let him step onto the court. Some of these Disciples are members at the Thornblade club, we are told. He retired at the end of June. Andrea Aquino was treated like a curiosity in Caacupe, Paraguay, according to local coaches and an article on ESPN.com. On Friday, an unidentified boy, 14, was fatally stabbed during a fight outside Paterson's Eastside High School at dismissal, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. He left Paterson midway through the season and returned to Puerto Rico. 2:14. Two years later, a newspaper named him West Virginia's Player of the Year -- his father proudly holds up the story for all to see. From the beginning of our coverage, we have been focused on three distinct Thornblade-related scandals: 1) Allegations of embezzlement involving the neighborhood golf club, 2) allegations of a prostitution ring (or sex ring) involving several Thornblade residents, and 3) allegations involving an athletics team at a government-run high school in nearby Taylors, S.C. which are said to be somehow connected to the prostitution/ sex ring accusations. The board of trustees met Thursday evening to discuss the possibility of offering the principals their jobs back and rehiring the teachers who resigned. State Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex) called on Attorney General Christopher Porrino to investigate Paterson Eastside. ASB. 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.. What if they came knocking on the door?". The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. After a series of winning seasons and strong showings in the state tournaments, Eastsides girls and boys teams finished with losing records this year. That meeting took place almost one year to the day after the Paterson Board of Education approved disciplinary action against five employees including the termination of Eastsides athletics supervisor, Gregory Cooper; the removal of the head coach of the boys team, Juan Griles; and the suspension of the head coach of the girls squad, Ray Lyde Jr. I think Paterson is ready to move on, said Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, a former football and baseball coach at Eastside, who now coaches Hackensack High School's football team. A second male student then appears on screen and states, "Remember, *explicit removed* the Mexicans. Finally, Evans had said that one of Eastsides principals, Karen Johnson, would not be disciplined because she was going to retire. While membership obviously had its privileges, the club apparently had a strict no cancellation policy. The Jordans have declined multiple requests for interviews, but Aquino appears to be well clothed, well cared for and her social media accounts suggest she is adjusting to life as an American teenager. These allegations have since received mainstream media coverage courtesy of The Greenville News. Paterson officials 'highly troubled' by latest bombshell in scandal that began with report of 6 overseas players living in coach's condo and widened to include concerns of human trafficking. NJSIAA officials say they will take action in wake of NJ Advance Media's reporting. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Boys and girls teams face state tournament bans. All rights reserved (About Us). Submit your letter to the editor (or guest column) via email HERE. 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. Today, nearly two years after arriving in Paterson, Aquino's living situation has steadied, according to school officials. See the documents. By Steve Lopez Columnist. Here are 10 you cant miss, Yosemite breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing national park indefinitely, San Diego federal judge had defendants 13-year-old daughter handcuffed. So these guys got her over here and then everybody dropped the ball on her.". That's room and board, she has to eat and that takes money. 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. In January, the NJSIAA representative assigned to monitor Patersons athletics program sent the district a letter saying he had checked the basketball roster against eligibility lists and transfer records. 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. And while there are disagreements over the size and scope of the entanglements, the gist of the narrative is basically the same. "I should have been properly advised by those (at the school) and told the implications because I didn't even know I was out of status. Between five and six boys basketball players from Paterson Eastside lived with the team's head coach this season. *The (many!) "Especially because it was our kids who had to suffer the most because of this.. In his senior season, Rodriguez only played a few minutes per game. But Johnson, who is Shafers domestic partner, remains on the districts payroll with a total salary of $170,000, according to public records. Meanwhile, the adults linked to Aquino -- Ayala, Lyde, Sparks founder Shane Gerald and Sparks coach Keith Gilchrist -- have not responded to numerous phone calls and text messages asking about the player. She filed for medical leave in spring 2017 and has been on paid leave since then. Coaches from the powerhouse Paterson Eastside's boys basketball team served as legal guardians to six playersand had them living in their homes. According to our sources, most of the initial speculation has centered around Eastside High Schoolin Taylors, S.C. - and perhaps one other nearby school in the South Carolina government-run. "I am the one who has missed out (on) a school.". Blessing Ejiofor (left) and Andrea Aquino pose in a picture posted to Twitter in November 2015. Investigators were also looking to interview several current and former students at Eastside High School as well as several current and former employees of the Thornblade Club, per one of our previous reports. We heard strong opposition to the changes from both the faculty and our community. Our current administrative structure has been undergoing some review and change. No at least not in our view. The kinds of people their own parents work for. "'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 . ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that Blessing Ejiofor landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in February 2014, working through a mental checklist of her new life in North Carolina. Staff Login. Theres the back door, which [is] you pull strings and do donations and then theres the side door, which he kind of created. It took3teachers who risked everything tohelp the final 2 African players escape the mess at Eastside High. Now, through interviews with players, parents, coaches and other sources, NJ Advance Media can trace the remarkable circumstances under which players were recruited, lured and even hijacked to New Jersey. *Report leaves more questions than answers, Wallace documentminimizes the actions of key figures, even referring to the ousted boys basketball coach as a "humanitarian. Theres the front door, which is you get through yourself. She said she learned of the problem after enrolling last summer at Vanderbilt, where she had earned a full athletic scholarship. Days after a report detailed that six overseas basketball players were living with a coach, a number of pressing issues remained. Alberto Maldonado sat down with NJ Advance Media for a revealing and wide-ranging Q&A Tuesday. Eastside HS Athletic Department Contacts downloadable PDF . Find NJ.com on Facebook. Once there, the mission began to crystallize. EHS. Ejiofor said she was greeted by a man she had never met or heard of -- Ray Lyde Jr., the girls coach at Eastside. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, or NJSIAA, recruiting sanctions against Eastside stemmed from a series of stories by the Star-Ledger exposing the fact that six players from Puerto Rico and Nigeria were living at Griles Paterson condominium. Lyde also told Ugboaja the school could accept international students with I-20s, Ugboaja said. 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