More Weapons Were Found At This Paramus School Than At Any Other

PARAMUS, NJ — Statistics recently released by the state Department of Education showed that 578 schools, including three in Paramus, had at least one incident involving a "weapon" during the 2016-17 school year.

West Brook Middle School reported eight cases involving a weapon. East Brook Middle School reported two cases while Paramus High School had one.

West Brook's eight cases were also the highest of any Bergen County school.

The DOE defines "weapon" as anything from a handgun to items that were much more commonly found in schools, including knives, air guns and even pepper spray.

"Weapons include any instrument readily capable of lethal use or of inflicting bodily injury," according to the state Department of Education.

Neptune High School in Monmouth County had the highest reported cases in the state with 18. (For the full list of schools in NJ click here).

The issue has resonated with the public and public safety officials since the mass fatal shooting of 17 people at a Florida high school last week. Police departments in several New Jersey communities have been increasing their presence at area schools following a rash of potential threats in their local school districts last week.

Here are the Bergen County schools that reported incidents involving weapons last year:

• West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS, BERGEN 8.00
• Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School, RIDGEFIELD PARK, BERGEN 7.00
• Thomas Jefferson Middle School, FAIR LAWN, BERGEN 4.00
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, TEANECK, BERGEN 4.00
• Memorial Middle School, ELMWOOD PARK, BERGEN 3.00
• Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood, ENGLEWOOD, BERGEN 3.00
• Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School, ENGLEWOOD, BERGEN 3.00
• Bergenfield High School, BERGENFIELD, BERGEN 2.00
• Cliffside Park High School, CLIFFSIDE PARK, BERGEN 2.00
• Lincoln School, FAIRVIEW, BERGEN 2.00
• Hasbrouck Heights Middle School, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, BERGEN 2.00
• East Brook Middle School, PARAMUS, BERGEN 2.00
• Roy W. Brown Middle School, BERGENFIELD, BERGEN 1.00
• School #6, CLIFFSIDE PARK, BERGEN 1.00
• Selzer Elementary\Middle School, DUMONT, BERGEN 1.00
• Gantner Avenue School, ELMWOOD PARK, BERGEN 1.00
• Far Lawn High School, FAIR LAWN, BERGEN 1.00
• Fort Lee High School, FORT LEE, BERGEN 1.00
• Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center, GARFIELD, BERGEN 1.00
• Hackensack Middle School, HACKENSACK, BERGEN 1.00
• Thomas Jefferson Middle School, LODI, BERGEN 1.00
• North Arlington Middle School, NORTH ARLINGTON, BERGEN 1.00
• Charles DeWolf Middle School, OLD TAPPAN, BERGEN 1.00
• Paramus High School, PARAMUS, BERGEN 1.00
• Ramsey High School, RAMSEY, BERGEN 1.00
• Roberge Elementary School, RIVER VALE, BERGEN 1.00
• Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, TEANECK, BERGEN 1.00
• Tenafly High School, TENAFLY, BERGEN 1.00
• Wallington Junior Senior High School, WALLINGTON, BERGEN 1.00
• Wood-Ridge Intermediate School, WOOD-RIDGE, BERGEN 1.00
• Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School, CHARTERS 1.00

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