It’s the latest legal action brought by an Islamic group against a government agency in one of the most diverse states in the country. New Jersey has three times as many Muslims per capita as the rest of the nation.
Bernards Township Superintendent of Schools Nick Markarian, who did not identify the Ridge High student, suggested parents talk to their kids about the dangers of the "game," in which a person gets a temporary high by cutting off oxygen to their brain.
Many victims told investigators that Thad Alton was in a position of authority at the Pingry School in Basking Ridge and often felt Alton's behavior was their own fault.