New Details Emerge In Why Secaucus High Principal Was Suspended

SECAUCUS, NJ — More details have emerged explaining why the principal and vice-principal at Secaucus High School have been mysteriously suspended from the job.

A student at the high school was caught with drugs and a knife, but the principal, vice principal and the police officer assigned to the high school are accused of failing to properly report the incident to the police, The Jersey Journal newspaper reported.

The student was disciplined, but evidence was also allegedly discarded, according to the report.

As Patch reported last week, Secaucus High Principal Dr. Robert Berckes and Assistant Principal Jeffrey Case were suspended with pay pending the ongoing investigation.

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is now investigating what happened in the incident.

Also, the police officer assigned to the high school has now been transferred to another school in Secaucus. He is also now being investigated by the Secaucus police department internal affairs unit for how he could have better reported the incident.

Pictured is a photo of principal Dr. Berckes via the Secaucus school district website.