Elite NJ private school closes after ‘threatening’ racist graffiti found in bathroom
NY Post
An elite private school in northern New Jersey was closed Wednesday after a threatening message targeting the black and Hispanic communities was found scrawled on a bathroom wall Monday evening, according to school administrators.
The hateful messages were discovered at the posh Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood around 6 p.m., according to an email sent to parents that night by school head Jeremy Gregersen and obtained by The Post.
The school would not detail what exactly the graffiti said. Gregersen wrote that it was scrubbed away and reported to law enforcement.
Meanwhile, the school would remain shuttered Wednesday while cops and administrators investigated the act.
“While we are confident the community can return to school safely, we are nonetheless delaying school by an additional day our return from our Passover holiday so we may continue the investigation and prepare for a thoughtful and reassuring return,” a statement from a school spokesperson said.
Gregersen declined to comment when reached Wednesday by The Post.
