Two More Arrests to be Made Friday In Alcohol-Related Incident at Stamford High [Update]

Updated Feb. 18, 10:06 a.m.

According to Sgt. Joseph Kennedy, two more arrests will be made Friday in relation to Wednesday's alcohol-related incident.

Kennedy told Patch that one female student and one male student will be arrested and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, but couldn't confirm their ages at the time. He added that no other arrests are pending.

When asked whether he has any plans to meet with Stamford High School administrators in the near future, Kennedy said that a meeting was scheduled before the incident for mid-March, but he will contact them to see if they can meet with him at an earlier date.

Original Story

A 15-year-old student is recovering from alcohol poisoning at Yale-New Haven Hospital after she was found passed out at Boyle Stadium Wednesday morning.

According to Sgt. Joseph Kennedy, head of the Youth Bureau at the , the girl is now "responsive" after receiving treatment.

The girl was found at Boyle Stadium, Sgt. Kennedy told Patch, at around 10:30 a.m. after an administrator approached an unfamiliar 15-year-old male in the hallway at around 10 a.m. When questioned, the male identified himself as a new student that he just transferred from . The administrator noticed that he looked intoxicated, according to police.

At around the same time, another administrator approached another 15-year-old male student who also appeared intoxicated. He was found to be in possession of a cell phone — which is prohibited on school grounds — that contained a video a girl that appeared to be passed out. Authorities recognized the girl's location as Boyle Stadium and went to find her.

According to Kennedy, when authorities arrived, numerous students were standing around the girl, who was lying on the ground, but fled the scene. The girl was rushed to Stamford Hospital and later transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital to receive further treatment.

Her blood alcohol at the time of treatment was four times the legal limit, Kennedy told Patch.

Officer recovered two vodka bottles from the scene — one empty and one full — and the students involved were also drinking Four Loko and Tilt, two beverages that contain about 12 percent alcohol each.

The two were arrested and charged Wednesday with reckless endangerment, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor.

Authorities found various weapons on one of the students and he was additionally charged with three counts of carrying a dangerous weapon and three counts of possession of a weapon on school grounds.

One of the students was sent to the Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center, while the other was released into the custody of his parents.

Four more students — two 16-year-olds and two 15-year-olds — were arrested Thursday in connection with the incident. Charges include reckless endangerment and possession of cigarettes on school grounds.

Sgt. Kennedy told Patch that additional arrests are pending.

Stamford High School Principal Donna Valentine expressed her concern regarding the incident in a letter sent to parents.

"I am greatly concerned that some of our students were drinking vast quantities of alcohol on school grounds," she wrote in the letter. "I am even more troubled that they did not call 911 when one of them became seriously ill. Please reinforce with your children that as a school community, we are responsible for each other’s safety and well being."

Sgt. Kennedy said that he hopes the incident will send out an important message.

"As a teen, you can make a mistake, but you are still responsible for what goes on around you," he said.