Crime & Safety

Glen Rock Students Taken To Hospital For Medical Emergency: Cops

The boys were at the Glen Rock High School nurse's' office Tuesday experiencing an 'unknown medical emergency,' police said.

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Two students at the high school were taken to Valley Hospital for "emergent medical attention" Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Police and emergency first responders were dispatched to the school just before 12:30 p.m. following a 911 call about two students in the nurse's office who were experiencing an "unknown medical emergency," said Chief Dean Ackermann.

The students are boys, one 14, the other 15, Ackermann said, who noted that the boys did not overdose.

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The school initiated a shelter-in-place precaution and staff cleared the hallways while emergency personnel provided aid.

Due to healthcare privacy laws, police did not release any further information about the boys' conditions.

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Interim Superintendent Bruce Watson did not respond to a phone call and email seeking comment.


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