"Especially because it was our kids who had to suffer the most because of this.. 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. Coaches in other towns dont have to take a test on NJSIAA rules, he said. According to our sources, Mathews was grilled for more than three hours by investigators. 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.. There are also blackmail allegations linked to the rumored prostitution/ sex ring. "I am the one who has missed out (on) a school.". According to that action , Brian Gem Garrison - a former adjunct tennis coach at Eastside High School in Taylors, S.C. - was protected in allegedly predatory activities by the school's . The injured boy is 16 years old. 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. Ortiz, an undersized point guard with electric ball-handling skills, said no journey was too long to dish on Juan Griles. I didn't really get into her family situation or where she was staying.". We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! Same goes for any attempt at blackmail. The female student is then placed behind a gate and the first male student states, "Justice is served." Maybe that will ease his regrets. Selwyn Rodriguez with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico. Follow him on Twitter @MattStanmyre. "We're not dumb people. "I am innocent and didn't know any better," Ejiofor said. 2023 Cox Media Group. Boys and girls teams face state tournament bans. All rights reserved (About Us). Thirteen faculty members quit in protest, most of them teachers. The decision was made yesterday to reverse these changes and go back to the previous structure. Theres the back door, which [is] you pull strings and do donations and then theres the side door, which he kind of created. 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. One student, Bravo junior Andy Garcia, hadnt said much during the discussion. She deserves this opportunity. Camden was leading Eastside 30-17. 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. The now-deceased woman who owned the house, the brothers said, was a drug addict who regularly used while they were upstairs. The college scouts never came, either. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. KIRO 7 obtained a resignation letter written by teacher Lisa Abraham. It is, for most players on this island, a dream come true. Steve Lopez is a California native who has been a Los Angeles Times columnist since 2001. But how do you know? *School suspends hoops coach who had 6 overseas players living with him. 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. *Homeland Security joins probe, with eye on international pipeline. PATERSON - Eastside boys basketball coach Juan Griles, assistant coach Alberto Maldonado, and the school's athletics supervisor Gregory Cooper were terminated Wednesday night as a . Also, Evans had said the district would seek tenure charges against Griles in an effort to oust him from his teaching position at Eastside. She filed for medical leave in spring 2017 and has been on paid leave since then. The districts investigation last year had found that some players involved in the scandal had registered at Eastside, rather than through traditional channels. *African players are flocking to top N.J. basketball teams. The Paterson Public School District announced wide-ranging penalties to its athletics department. Absolutely. But Esteban, who admits crying when he read the first story about the Eastside scandal, said Selwyn was . Our district prepared and addressed each step of the Corrective Action Plan,and as a result of our follow-up on each area, we have received several positive reports from the NJSIAA monitor regarding our current 2017-18 athletic programs, said Terry Corallo, the district spokeswoman. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. The players came to Paterson Eastside from Nigeria, Paraguay and Puerto Rico in search of their own hoops dream. On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, we reported that Rick Mathews had been interviewed on the previousTuesday (August 25, 2020)by agents of DHS Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)unit. Submit your letter to the editor (or guest column) via email HERE. In her resignation letter teacher Lisa Abraham wrote, "Justyna stands up for each, individual student. CLICK HERE. He called her a "no-misser" talent-wise, but said "my heart goes out to the kid. 36-0 vote holds punishment for teams and former boys coach Juan Griles. 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. After a series of winning seasons and strong showings in the state tournaments, Eastsides girls and boys teams finished with losing records this year. *Report leaves more questions than answers, Wallace documentminimizes the actions of key figures, even referring to the ousted boys basketball coach as a "humanitarian. 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.. In addition, two Board members have stepped down. And he regrets others who followed him encountered similar problems. See the documents, African players are flocking to top N.J. basketball teams. Fired coach wonders: How did I become guardian for 7-foot Nigerian player? We now recognize that this timing was a mistake, and we are working to rectify the impact it has had. "She's obviously confused and doesn't understand what's going on. 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. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Eastside HS Athletic Department Contacts downloadable PDF . Alberto Maldonado sat down with NJ Advance Media for a revealing and wide-ranging Q&A Tuesday. Documents obtained by NJ Advance Mediashow discourse within the district as scandal barreled out of control. In April 2015, the teenager moved to New Jersey, using a visa issued for a New York-based private school, the document said. She appears to be living in the home owned by Shirley Jordan where the Nigerian players also stayed; NJ Advance Media observed Aquino leave the home and head to school the morning of March 21. During the meeting the other co-chair resigned and the board of trustees removed Father William Heric as the interim president. Andrea Aquino began her journey in Paraguay. "I would have been able to pull names out of a hat pretty quick to be able to get her in the right direction. 2022-2023 School Year Calendar. Eastside High School. Got a tip for a story? 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Father Heric remains our chaplain and community liaison. 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. Wealthy celebrities and business executives allegedly paid small fortunes to rig their kids SAT scores, bribe coaches and gain entrance to elite colleges, in some cases taking tax deductions for bribes disguised as charitable donations. Two days later, Mathews issued a statement through his attorney confirming our reporting. ", Selwyn Rodriguez during practice with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com), *Season's over: Eastside boys pull out of Passaic County Tournament. F: contact@email.org Get Directions. 2023 www.northjersey.com. "I ended up in Jersey.". Additionally, our news outlet has been sharply critical in the past of law enforcement investigations conducted into allegedly lewd and lascivious conduct. "Over there if you're that tall, you're like a monster. A basketball powerhouse is under fire after packing its roster from overseas, leaving players to live with their coach. But Johnson, who is Shafers domestic partner, remains on the districts payroll with a total salary of $170,000, according to public records. He formerly served as our interim president. She had left Nigeria to play basketball and study at Evelyn Mack Academy in Charlotte, determined to earn a scholarship to an American college. Days after a report detailed that six overseas basketball players were living with a coach, a number of pressing issues remained. *Hoops power packs roster from overseas; state questions safety of teens living with coach. unanswered questions in the Paterson basketball scandal. 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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. 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. She applied to Yale in 2017 and paid an . Ayala promised to be the point of contact and to "make sure Andrea has everything that she needs," the report said. It was freezing in the house. Phone 770-784-2920 | Fax 770-784-2918. *State athletics group orders hearing into Eastside. 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 asked to play with the junior varsity just to prove he belonged. Ejiofor said she was greeted by a man she had never met or heard of -- Ray Lyde Jr., the girls coach at Eastside. Father Heric will go back to being the school chaplain. I could have done something to help that kid," Olson continued. ", Christian Ortiz (backwards hat) and Selwyn Rodriguez (far right) chat outside the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Puerto Rico. 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. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Some kids are saying, Oh, youre only taking two APs. Aquino was moved to a Prospect Park apartment with a district employee, an arrangement that "was supposed to last a couple weeks." Email Audrey Bass at asbass@greenville.k12.sc.us with any questions! 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. "Nobody wanted to spend the money once she got here. Ejiofor, then 15, had made her own arrangements, navigating the complicated immigration process. undefined Paterson Eastside High School basketball scandal From news that six overseas players were living with the boys coach to the discovery of an international pipeline funneling. Andrea Galdmez apologized for arriving a few minutes late. Thornblade Saga: Could SLED Join Investigation? As we previously reported, Thornblade club officials have acknowledged the existence ofserious financial irregularitiesrelated to the operations of the facility including alleged credit card fraud that was first reported earlier this year to the Greenville countysheriffs office. All Rights Reserved. I would call the school about that.". What if they came knocking on the door?". Deputy reportedly cleared after being accused of failing to report intimate knowledge of Upstate scandals . We are not taking away any of the prior successes they have had this year, but we want them to know their actions have consequences.That said, even though we will be making this a growth opportunity for our students, we will also continue to contest the unfounded allegations being investigated by the NJSIAA. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Griles had taken the role of legal guardian for most of those players, the schools subsequent investigation found. He came to New Jersey that fall, just before basketball season began, and moved into a house where Griles lived in Somerset. The punishments imposed against Cooper and the others stemmed from an investigation conducted by a. EHS ASB. Thanks to our long history of educational excellence and deeply felt sense of mission, any change at Eastside Catholic invites high interest from our current and alumnae community. Paterson Eastside High's boys basketball team has been infused with talented players from Puerto Rico and Nigeria. The Office of the Attorney General is reaching out to staffers at Eastside. Unfortunately, there are a pair of federal investigations underway related to the saga which first popped up on our radar screen almost two months ago. 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. We have already announced all these changes to our community and they are overwhelmingly supportive of moving forward. "The post included a video with offensive content that will not be tolerated. But who would look at a student of privilege and wonder the same thing? I used to play against them and perform good. The smell of marijuana often wafted into their room, and they feared arguments downstairs eventually would escalate. Our current administrative structure has been undergoing some review and change. Good question. But there he was Wednesday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at a massive Goya factory. Meanwhile, we have spoken with numerous Thornblade residents who have offered their own intimate insights into the situation. The Eastside basketball scandal was exposed in news stories published in the Star-Ledger. *Ugly accusations tearthrough highest levels of school. 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. It was an unfortunate ending for Ejiofor, who otherwise excelled at Eastside. It happened during the Camden County. The task force . 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It's still unclear what sparked the altercation. I think Eileen Shafer has done a tremendous job being proactive on this.. The NJSIAA wants to know what rules were broken before it can decide on possible punishment. 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. "I don't want him to coach again," Ortiz said from the arena in Bayamon. The first one, a senior named Luis, knew the name of the cheating scandals mastermind. WHEN/WHERE: Monday, 4:30 p.m., at No. If you have difficulty accessing information on our website due to a disability, contact Ms. Green, Director of Operations, at mgreen@www.metscharterschool.org or (201) 526-8500 ext. 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. 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. Ortiz said he regrets not speaking up and challenging Griles or others at the school. And Blessing Ejioforlanded in the U.S. on the fast track to college, via Nigeria, but her dreams were crushed by the adults she trusted most. 0:05. This news outlet previously reported that an Upstate family court drama was somehow connected to the Thornblade saga and the Mathews case certainly seems to fit the bill. In his senior season, Rodriguez only played a few minutes per game. All four ended up in Paterson, playing for the powerhouse teams at Eastside High School, . She believes that education- particularly the education of the Spirit- is not about politics, money, football.". unanswered questions in the Paterson basketball scandal, How scandal of overseas hoops players living with H.S. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Coaches from the powerhouse Paterson Eastside's boys basketball team served as legal guardians to six playersand had them living in their homes. Frame. [4] Shes hoping for a scholarship to pay her way. Rodriguez left Puerto Rico in 2011, chasing the promises of a coach from New Jersey -- his own apartment, a spot on an elite high school team and a Division 1 scholarship. The change was posted the day after the school had a meeting with parents. For now, we are continuing to vet all of the information coming in and we hope to have additional information to report to our readers soon. He is heard saying, "This is what happens when you cross the border illegally." In the meantime, a disclaimer as we have been investigating these reports, we have been cautioned (repeatedly) that controversial behavior is not necessarily the same as criminal behavior. Griles, as has been the case since NJ Advance Media broke the story two months ago, did not return multiple calls for comment. East Side High School is a four-year public high school in Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools. The video recording was sent via Snapchat to a lot of their buddies at Eastside Catholic and other Eastside high schools. Be permanently banned from teaching and/ or coaching? *Troubling new questions, including concerns of human trafficking, broadside Eastside boys and girls programs. 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. The parents of an Eastside High School student accused a former tennis coach of having sexually inappropriate conversations with their teenage son on a cellphone he secretly gave the . The turmoil weighed on Aquino, who confided in a teacher in 2015, according to the school report. Today, nearly two years after arriving in Paterson, Aquino's living situation has steadied, according to school officials. Here's why. We have also rescheduled our back-to-school dates to allow us to refocus on the classroom and prepare adequately. In response to questions raised by our faculty and community, we held a Town Hall on Wednesday August 16. "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. As for SLED, as of Thursday afternoon the statewide agency had not received a formal request from any local or federal law enforcement agency or subdivision of the state to assist in any investigation related to Thornblade, per spokesman Tommy Crosby. "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. coach blew up, NJSIAA demands 'full accounting' from hoops power with several overseas players, School suspends hoops coach who had 6 overseas players living with him. But over here, you're like a god.". PATERSON A security guard at Eastside High School has been removed from his job after allegations surfaced this week about "inappropriate contact" between him and a student, officials said. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! Although many Boyle Heights Beat reporters over the years have applied to USC, the programs mentors could not recall a single one getting admitted. Lyde also told Ugboaja the school could accept international students with I-20s, Ugboaja said. 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. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com). Donnie Evans was Patersons schools superintendent when the district imposed disciplinary action against Eastside staff members in April 2017. Griles, he said, promised to handle the rest, leaving Edwin to assume his boys would be safe and comfortable. Griles, the Rodriguezes said, then became a ghost, leaving the brothers to taxi to doctor's appointments in Fort Lee. 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. Thats not their job. Support NJ.com, Matthew Stanmyre and Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Juan Griles, the basketball coach at Eastside. Capers, who said he coaches football at Irvington High School in Essex County, asserted that Paterson is now being held to a higher standard than are other districts. Eastside had been one of the favorites to win both county and state titles. But even after winning the MVP at a holiday tournament, Griles ignored him. Over the weekend, Shafer reached out to Mayor Andre Sayegh and Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale and was put in contact with . You pay him and youll get a guaranteed school.. Olson, the recruiting analyst, said he watched Aquino play twice in January and marveled over her agility for a player of her size. The students also talked about how, at a high-powered school, they might be in a distinct minority and be looked at as students who maybe didnt deserve to be there but got a break. Its absurd.. But their jobs dont cover all the bills, Andrea said, so when her mother gets home after her Friday night shift, she prepares the pupusas, then steals an hour of sleep before selling them Saturday morning with Andreas 14-year-old sister. The second of five players emerge from the home of head coach Juan Griles a day after he said only two of his Paterson Eastside basketball players are living with him at his home on E. 19th Street. Officials said Johnson has been using sick days she accumulated during her career with Paterson Public Schools, which started in 1979. For most of the kids working at the Beat, getting accepted to college is only the first hurdle. Andrea Aquino was treated like a curiosity in Caacupe, Paraguay, according to local coaches and an article on ESPN.com. Stay tuned we will continue doing our best to sift through the information we are provided related to all of these scandals. A big shakeup happened at. 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