Blauvelt school mourns over student's death

A Blauvelt middle school opened its doors despite Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and offered students grief counseling after a sixth-grader was killed over the weekend. Authorities say the 11-year-old

News 12 Staff

May 22, 2014, 7:31 PM

Updated 3,648 days ago

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Blauvelt school mourns over student's death
A Blauvelt middle school opened its doors despite Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and offered students grief counseling after a sixth-grader was killed over the weekend.
Authorities say the 11-year-old boy, Jordan Barreto, was struck and killed Saturday afternoon while crossing Route 9W near Oaktree Road in Palisades.
No charges have been filed in the accident.


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