June 6, 2019-Hillsborough student and parents call school district response ‘weak’ after early prom dismissal

HILLSBOROUGH — The school district has offered its “sincerest apology” for an “unfortunate mistake with heartbreaking ramifications” for an incident at the senior prom when 11 students, nine of whom are special needs, were forced to leave early. 

In the statement, which can be found on the Hillsborough Township Public Schools website, the district wrote that after an “immediate” investigation following the incident, the school district concluded that “while certain parents of students with disabilities requested an early dismissal from the prom, these students were erroneously dismissed earlier than requested and contrary to their wishes to remain.”

But some parents and students said they were not satisfied with the school district’s statement. Read more