Dwight-Englewood School, an elite private school in Englewood, New Jersey, was temporarily closed on Wednesday, October 12th, 2023, following the discovery of racist and threatening graffiti messages in a boys’ bathroom. The graffiti threatened the entire school and referenced minority students and faculty. The Englewood Police Department and Bergen County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident. This is the second such incident at the school in the past month.
Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, has been temporarily closed after a threatening message targeting the black and Hispanic communities was discovered written on a bathroom wall on Monday evening. The school administration reported the incident to law enforcement and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation. In addition to continuing the investigation, the extra day of closure will allow administrators to provide support and reassurance to faculty and staff. This is not the first racism-related incident at the school, as a group of seventh-grade boys were previously involved in a group text chat involving racist jokes and other offensive language. Parents are concerned about the lack of information regarding the nature of the threat, while the school has emphasized the implementation of additional security measures to ensure the safety of the community.
