Fort Lee High School

Fort Lee High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Fort Lee, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Fort Lee School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1931., Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 13, 2011.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,015 students and 75 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.53., National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 13, 2011.

History

Fort Lee High School was first established in 1916. It was relocated to its current location in 1928. A new wing was added in 1964. New classrooms were constructed in 1968. The school was completely renovated in the 1980s.

2009 transcript scandal

On March 3, 2009, a scandal concerning the transcript records of the students was discovered. The transcripts of students from 2003 to the current senior class were reported by Raymond Bandlow, the superintendent of schools, to have been tampered with. The Fort Lee Board of Education began its...
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