Justice for the victims at last

I'm glad the suspension has been sustained.

uh-oh

Um... What will they pull out of their hats next??? Appeal to the state and federal supreme courts??? And just to think they haven't even gone to court yet for the assault charges!!!

Looks like things might be going the right way.

wow,finally someone got it right.only took a state judge to put his foot down and stop a bunch of currupt parents ,coaches and players.. damn makes wayne and wayne hills families look so bad..

Good to see some sensible people making decisions. Let's see what trick the attorneys pull out next

i hope now that they are suspended none of them show up at the metlife stadium. suspentions means they cannot be anywhere near the game.But knowing how they all thing who they are im sure one of them idiots if not all will try to get in.

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To my pal @WWWD and his disrespectful cohorts:

Looks like your legal efforts have just been "SACKED" and as the late "Dandy" Don Meredith would sing "turn out the lights the party's over".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=A23snMkbZ1I

You see that's a football reference by the way.

The final decision has not yet been made, this is just this judge's recommendation for the education commissioner who will make the final decision.

its over ..the state judge has the last say period..that was the purpose of having him make the decision.. its done over..they can not play..

abbie:;: i think u are confused or are u just a wayne hills parent that didnt get the memo yet.. {fat lady is singing finally} thank th e lord state had to step in and tis couldnt get currupted anymore.lets all thank the passaic county judge for using his head and turning it over to the state judge.

"Bass's recommendation for upholding the ban will go to state education Commissioner Christopher Cref, who may accept or reject all or part of it"
Frank's wife is not singing yet

i understand that wwwd but reality is once the state judge makes his findings heard no way christopher cref, will go against his findings and change it and allow the players to play..Now if he over road it ,then thats a different story. its as good as {the fat lady singing} U know what ,reality is ,if olson would have been a father /grown up/ real coach and not a selfish arragant coach,he should have sat the kids out for the first rond of the playoffs and most of this would have subsided.But we all know what and how he thinks of his football programand that its all about his well being not the kids.

Hey WWWD. Guess what it's called a "rubber stamp" by Cref.
If I'm not mistaken you sound a little like a "sore loser" just pick up your ball and go home or should I say "Get Back to Basics" like respecting others!

Ron Ricci- "The most pressing issue we lost on. We’re expecting (the Commissioner of Education) to follow the judge’s decision."

I just hope your property taxes will support the lawsuits the School board is going to have to endure. Good Luck, this was your State Championship.

Hopefully, these 9 young men are starting to see the picture. I sincerely hope their criminal case goes better than this civil one.

Law suit for what ? You do not have a right to play sports in High School it's a privilege. The nine Hills kids gave up that privilege when they were arrested and charged with a crime. If they wanted to play football so bad and have scholarships so bad they should not been out committing indictable offenses maybe their parents should of taught them better way before High School.

When they are all found guilty ,lawsuits will all go away.not a issue.State Championship?even if all 9 kids played they would still lose to old tappan...

I realize email allows some spelling abbreviations, but I am appalled at the spelling errors and misuse of the English language. That says more about our schools than whether or not we win football games.

Lynch, it's should have, not "should of"
I'll be watching when your freshman makes a mistake

Next time you wonder where the moral fiber of the town went, look no further than this
a EDUCATOR, made the choice to take this type of action against his players who were accused of this act. His action, was to stand by his players, the real question should be, If found guilty, does wayne deserve to have this type of teacher teaching your children? He is a coach second, teacher first, as ALL COACHES at any level should be, whether they are a teacher or not. What did he know, and when did he know it?

Moral fiber ? The idiots in this town make it impossible to win anything. For the past 35 years I've stated Wayne will never win another Little League Baseball Championship, and I strongly believe after Coach Olsen retires, the same will go for Wayne Football. It's no longer about winning. Now it's all about making sure "they don't win" unless you can win too. The battles between the two rage on. The fact that all of this was a result of teenager's from the same town reveals the mentality of the town's people. No one is exempt.

Word around the water cooler,,,,,,Wayne police allegedly refuse to escort the players, cheerleaders and band buses to the game. This is something that they have done in the past but for some reason will not do this year. Is there any truth to this?

It is patently obvious that the Wayne Police, the Wayne Board of Education, the teachers, the reasonable “Waynetonians” and perhaps many others are part of a grand conspiracy against the truly reasonable football parents and their suffering children. Whether it's actually the Free Masons or the Illuminati is unclear, but is it really possible that all of these forces aligned against these innocents by accident? I think not.

Let's look at the rumored evidence. Since there is “evidence” that one student may not have been present, this obviously means that all of them must have been framed. But who would do this? How can all of these bad things happen to good people? It must be a conspiracy as there is no reasonable explanation possible.

So why did these sinister forces bring their evil to Wayne? Ah, that is the bigger question. They are normally engaged in subverting larger events, you say. And that's where you're wrong: there is nothing bigger or more important than a football game in the small world of Wayne, which is how this town will forever be remembered.

Leave football out of the equation for a moment if you can, if someone is wrongly accused, wouldn't that make you question the rest of the investigation? just a thought.

Dory, I don't think wwwd was making a threat to my son, he isn't that stupid.

And// another sports coach getting in trouble for not disicplining his team... This time in Mass. This kids where thrown out of school!!!

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Hoops-hazing-back-in-crosshairs-after-disgusting?urn=highschool-wp9312

@Sally the loser. So how was that looooong ride home from Newark today? Bwaahahaha. Did you stop by the outback for a blooming onion on the way back? Bwahahaha. At least you'll be able to take advantage of the early bird special this Saturday. Bwaahahahahahahahahha.

Take a moment to : STOP...LOOK...LISTEN

Just a few stories from--- Local, Regional, and National Media Outlets

Associated Press -
http://wor710.com/Judge-upholds-NJ-football-players--suspensions/11624043

New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/football/judge_upholds_ban_of_new_jersey_UoYR9S6Kk9IVWkgSb1ZAmI

The Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/wpix-football-players-suspended-113011,0,5322418.story

FOX News Insider
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2011/11/22/why-did-high-school-in-wayne-new-jersey-allow-football-players-to-play-despite-assault-charges/

WFAN- Rick Wolf with Dough Abrams 11/20/11
http://nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d0/dZ/dB/d9/dC/ZB9C_3.MP3?authtok=5561629961989004201_y6XouwUSrjrt2RQ5Sql2EHrV00w

WFAN- Rick Wolf Show http://nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d0/dZ/dC/dE/dN/ZCEN_3.MP3?authtok=5561629961989004201_XMpzP29jhd1QldU2hfoakW1Xr4o

CBS New York
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/6466834-wayne-hills-football-saga-takes-another-turn/

Yahoo Sports
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/N-J-teens-play-in-win-semifinal-despite-violen?urn=highschool-wp8831

NJ 101.5

"They're punishing the innocent here," said Darren Del Sardo, an attorney representing one of the juveniles.

To the apologist, enabler , posters on the board, who have posted numerous times "You don't know what happened, you were not there"

What exactly was Del Sardo's response, when you emailed him your statement of indignation, that he unequivocally, stated their innocence, when he was NOT THERE?? Just curious.

Q. What does 60-9=?
A. The hills sideline on Saturday.
Bwhahahahahahah

Regardless of who started the fight ,,the fact remains.these 9 boys who play football know there is a code of conduct when playing a school sport.they should have known to remove themselves from the situation.instead being the classless thugs they are all 9 jumped on to 2 other boys.Basically shows me there mentality as well as immaturity.So they get what they deserve.
Its just sad that there parents are so pathetic and dont instill some discipline in there kids.The parents should never have needed all this to happen.They should have taken it upon themselves and sat there child from the football games. i mean lets be real its been what a month,if there kid wasnt involved after all this time im sure some of the charges on some of the kids would have been dropped already.I think that speaks for its self.

You'll find out tomorrow who is actually eligible to play. Even tho' many refuse to accept this - eight of the nine kids are minors, so there isn't a lot of accurate information floating around. Like it or not, some may have been wrongly accused and charged, and it will be corrected today.

You'll see...and if they actually prove they weren't involved, you'll have to start asking other questions about the credibility of the investigation, charges, witnesses, etc.

Hopefully, the Commissioner will not change anything and these young men will feel the consequences of their actions. Now, on to the criminal matter!

Last night , Fox news finally reported this incident as a fight, not a nine on two. It was stated that no one was left unconscious and in fact the injuries were minor on both sides. That information and the fact that some of the accused were not involved or even in attendance makes you question the police investigation and the statements made thereafter.

@Phyllis Rec
FYI- Fox did not report it as a "fight" you may want to watch it again.
Attorney for the accused stated "that no one was left unconscious and in fact the injuries were minor on both sides".
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/court-hearing-for-suspended-football-players-20111201-APX

I've heard that the Kearney baseball team is looking for a scrimmage on Saturday.
Does anyone know of 9 young men who are free to play them?
Bwahahahahhaha

The credibility of the investigation? Let's get real please!
The incident HAPPENED, whether you like it or not. The 11 kids involved I'M SURE have had to make statements as to their involvement.
Where does credibility lie!
The police arrested & charged the 9 boys with aggravated assault because the circumstances to which they became witness to WARRANTED those charges.
"2" boys [who had LEFT the party] were accosted, beaten, kicked, and left on the road. ANYONE present at the time of that beating and allowing it to result in 2 injured boys being left on the road is "guilty" of something! Whether they ALL participated in inflicting injuries, or they just stood there and allowed it to happen. What participation EACH of the 9 charged individuals had in this is what is being investigated, AND LET ME TELL YOU that if just ONE of those 9 boys "wasn't even there" then SHAME on all of you who made it more important to support the motions and lawsuits against the school for ALL "9" to PLAY IN A FOOTBALL GAME, rather than clear the "innocent"!
Credibility? This is more a matter of "Lack of accountability"! The coach, parents, and players have decided that no "ONE" player is more guilty than the other.
No "ONE" player has been "in their eyes" deserving of a suspension.
It's been over a month for God's sake! All the focus and concern for 'some' of you has been on ALL "9" continuing to play football! ALL NINE?? I don't think so.
You have to be worthy of credibility...remember that.

One lesson we should all learn from this ordeal, no one should be a substitute for being a parent.
Our society has deferred parenting to Nanny's, Schools, Teachers, Coaches, xboxes and anyone else who will allow for parental activities to be uninterrupted.
We are all guilty of it on some level, that does not necessarily make us bad parents.
So how do we differentiate good parenting from bad? One could argue a moment was at the BOE meeting where Students, Parents, Coach & AD failed to accept individual responsibility. They leaned on presumptions of innocence and used a team approach in defending bad behavior. More importantly how strange that not one parent, or student stood up and said I'm not guilty!
Any society would expect those young men involved would be held accountable by their parents. But since the parents, could not bring themselves to a result that would sit out their sons in a football game. That responsibility fell next to the Principle of Wayne Hills with input from the AD. Why the AD? because all involved were on a sports program representing their school and The Township of Wayne. And since the AD and the Coach are one in the same, the Coach won the argument with the Principle This happened because the coach wanted "his" boys to play football. Clearly the present conflict of interest of having a Coach also the AD has failed the interest of Wayne. One could argue this whole spectacle could have been avoided if we had an independent AD in Wayne.

I thought it was very pathetic of their attorney to actually get on the news and state how distraught his client(s) were and that one was suffering from stomach pains and unable to eat. I did notice he did not mention how his clients stomach was when he was pounding his $200 sneakers in some kids face....he forgot that part....oh well maybe he was saving that for the next interview....LOL

Q. Thuckering Thuckotash, where is that yellowed bellied "tweetin tweety" son of mine when I need him?
A. Busy yelling at reporters through his tweets about how "the beefsteak" makes everything right in the world. Bwahahahhah

Q. What is this noise? Pssssssssssssssst.
A. The air going out of that tunnel helmet that could only fit the coaches inflated ego head.

OLSEN MUST GO, then the complicit Wayne BOE

This is another Paterno-like story, see what happens when a coach gets too powerful, arrogant and narcissistic and a clueless BOE goes along with him regardless....

If Olsen was to apply for a teaching/coaching job today his resume' would include:
Fired from St. Cecilias HS
Fired from Eastside HS
Suspended from Wayne for attacking another coach,
Hiring unauthorized coaches with drug records
Forcing existing coaches to pay out-of-pocket for unauthorized coaches
Playing his own 11 year old son in HS scrimmage
Verbally attacking and accusing other coaches of recruiting
Making a National fool and mockery of Wayne Township

This is just the stuff that has been published and is known to the public. How can this go on for so long? If Olsen was to apply for a job in Wayne today I would hope he would not be hired based on his prior record of bending rules and abusing his authority and being FIRED several times...

If Wayne BOE wouldn't hire him today based on his past history then he shouldn't be employed here today. He should be let go immediately......

I would rather have a 0-10 football team that is respected than an undefeated team that is as arrogant as its coach and despised by many in and out of Wayne

On the 1st day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 2nd day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 3rd day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 4th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 6th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 7th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 7 daily Carolina tweets, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 8th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 8 mystery felons, 7 daily Carolina tweets, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 9th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 9 upstanding student athletes, 8 mystery felons, 7 daily Carolina tweets, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 10th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 10 pounds of beefsteak, 9 upstanding student athletes, 8 mystery felons, 7 daily Carolina tweets, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 11th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 11 recruiters not coming, 10 pounds of beefsteak, 9 upstanding student athletes, 8 mystery felons, 7 daily Carolina tweets, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

On the 12th day of Xmas Wayne has gave to me, 12 years since last Olsen suspension, 11 recruiters not coming, 10 pounds of beefsteak, 9 upstanding student athletes, 8 mystery felons, 7 daily Carolina tweets, 6 misguided defenders, 5 hour board meeting, 4 maybe innocent, 3 different decisions, 2 court cases and 1 month of salacious stories.

Merry Xmas everyone. Bwahahahahahah

I'm just putting this out there. Have heard from a few people who were there that at party that least one boy was NOT there. So put it this way, he should be fighting to be involved in the game. We do not know what his parents are doing to clear him of the charges. So is it wrong to let him sit this one out? I have always been pro not letting the charged play but this information I got disturbs me. How does he get punished for the WRONGFUL acts of others. And I'm not saying the others should play. I'm merely stating that he shouldn't be left out of the game.

It's sad that it took this long to finallly come to the correct decision on this matter. This should have been handled in a more profesional manner from day one. The school & the borard need to establish a set policy on issues such as ithis. All the people of Wayne want to see is justice and its not about winning a State championship or about the Coach. Its about the incident that took place on October 29th and here we are December 2nd and we finally got it right. Now lets' have the court system handle the case and let the true facts be told. ad that it got broadcast on the radio and the front page of the newspaper. A black mark for the people of Wayne & the school..

i wonder if it was worth it? 9 pathetic boys beating up 2 kids and losing there chance to play for a state championship. best thing about it they arent even allowed in the stadium to watch the game.. none of them are allowed in metlife stadium.

The best thing about it? Does this make you happy? Now that is pathetic.

Phyliss,
The Police Office friend of mine is not WPD, he was making a educated guess on charges that either have no merit or where evidence is overwhelming to dismiss. In his opinion, there are no reason for either Passaic County or WPD to keep those two "others" on such serious charges if in fact the evidence pointed differently. In fact if they were to do so, it could impact the rest of the investigation negatively.

The other information on the "misleading" the investigation, actually come from friends of ours who have a son on WH (no, not at the party or the fight, but yes on the team.) This is information that I imagine is being shared amongst the Hills Football parents.

Rich,
Thanks for the response. My only wish is that your friend was on the WPD because he seems to actually know what he is talking about.

What country do I live in??????? What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty???? The mob mentality that has surrounded this case disgusts me as an American. Non of the people commenting on this story have all the facts, yet all are so quick to rush to judgement and crucify ALL nine student athletes before due process has been served. When the facts are all in and due process has been served those found to be guilty will suffer the consequences...AS THEY SHOULD! In the mean time, it would be better that 8 guilty individuals play in this game than one be unjustly punished. To those commentators who would trivialize the punishment by spouting "it's only a football game!!!!", you simply don't get it!!! Students who have reached this level of play have invested in many cases 10 years of hard work, dedication and commitment...IT IS A BIG DEAL TO TAKE AWAY THE RIGHT TO PLAY IN THE GAME THAT REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE of all of those years of effort. For those that are truly guilty, they deserve losing that right... To take that away from an innocent student athlete is a travesty.

bummer, looks like the boys will have to watch it from home with their tissues..LOL
Final decision has been made!

Thank you Commissioner of Ed.
http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2011/12/wayne_hills_football_players_have_denied_appeal_upheld.html

This whole court case and issue with a weak board of ed SHOULD be completely moot. If the parents of these kids involved had done the right thing, none of them would have even been playing anyway.

I am pleased with the decisions rendered and believe the suspensions adn barring from extracuricular activities is the proper outcome. Furthermore I am not a fan of Coach Olsen or how he runs his program at WH. While I cannot dispute his results in terms or win and losses, it seems to me he is falling short on teaching more important life lessons. All that said, I am wishing well to the remainder of the WH football team who were not involved in the "incident" and have worked hard to get to this level.

Glad to see the Commissioner of Education upheld the recommendation from the Administrative Law Judge. Finally, common sense prevails.

its not that hard to figure out who they are even if they were allowed to play. the final decision is public record and has all of the players initials on it. grab a roster.. not too hard to match up
http://media.nj.com/njcom_football_blog/other/Wayne%20Hills%20commissioner%20decision%20in%20pdf.pdf

the final decision from the Commissioner of Education. i posted the link above. It is easily accessible on the internet. If the parents or coach just disciplined these kids internally their names (or initial in this case) would have never been published ANYWHERE.Even if they won the case this document would have revealed their identities so I really dont get the "irreperable harm" thing as stated . Suiting up or not suiting up would not hide the facts that these 9 brought a case in front of a Judge in NJ!!

Just an explanation: the students at Wayne Hills have a pep rally or spirit week rally every year and at the beginning of the year (before this incident) the student council leaders for each grade pick a name that goes with the color that is assigned for that grade. For instance, Pink is freshmen, purple is juniors, anyway, the students pick names that sound cool and pick a theme around it. This year the juniors decided on the Purple Police, as I said way before the incident. Now it's reported that the police is being disrespected in the school because the students were booing the police. Well, the truth is that the freshmen boo all other grades when they are introduced, then the sophs, then juniors and so on, so when the police, or junior purple police was introduced they were boo'd as were the Orange Seniors and the rest of the grades. It was in fun and unfortunately now it's turned into another made-up story from people who are full of crap

for crying out loud....pep rallies, food for the poor, purple police, ugh, i don't care.

the boys can't play in games, they have been charged with a serious crime, a felony i believe. now the town can start to figure out how to move forward, i.e, continue with the present leadership or not (Olsen, BOE). and the boys and their parents can prepare for court, and eventual trial gathering from the not guity plea i am expecting.

i am wondering two things.....when is their first court appearance. and can someone please tell me that at the very least when this first happened the boys' parents took their cell phones away?