Letter Alleging Sex Assaults At Short Hills School ‘Not Credible’

MILLBURN, NJ — An anonymous letter that alleged children at a Short Hills elementary school were being sexually assaulted has been deemed not credible, Millburn police said.

The explicit letter – which is postmarked with a St. Paul, Minnesota address – alleged that “your kids might be sexually assaulted by a group of adults at Glenwood Elementary School,” according to TAP Into Millburn/Short Hills.

The school is part of the Millburn Public School District and is located in Short Hills.

Local authorities issued the following statement about the letter last week:

“The Millburn Police Department, after a careful investigation into the allegations sent in a letter to the public about the Glenwood School, has found the letter not to be credible.”

The allegations in the letter prompted the Millburn Board of Education to hire a Morristown-based law firm to conduct an investigation. About 50 parents at the school received a copy of the letter, NorthJersey.com reported.

Schools Superintendent Christine Burton said that a report will be provided to the community once the investigation is complete.

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