Burlington Township High School

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Location
Burlington Township High School
610 Fountain Avenue Burlington, NJ 08016
Information
School district	Burlington Township School District
Principal	Mrs. Marie Phillips
Enrollment	1,042 (as of 2005-06)^[1]
Faculty	84.6 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student:teacher ratio	12.3^[1]
Type	Public high school
Grades	9 - 12
Athletics conference	Burlington County Scholastic League
Rival	Florence Twp. Memorial HS, Bordentown Regional HS, Northern Burlington Regional
Team name	Falcons
Color(s)	Old Gold, Black and White
Established	1964
Information	609-387-1713
Homepage	School website

Burlington Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Burlington Township School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,042 students and 84.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.3.^[1]

1 Athletics
2 Allegations of religious intolerance
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Athletics

The Burlington Township High School Falcons compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which includes 19 private and public high schools in the Burlington County area. The BTHS football team had won two consecutive Patriot Division titles and were moved up to the Liberty Division, where they pulled through the 2006-07 season with a 1-7 record. The first two games of the 06-07 season were forfeited due to an ineligible running back, overturning two games the team had won.^[2]

The BTHS boys bowling team won the division championship with an 11-1 division record, and going 14-5 overall.

Main rivals are Florence Township Memorial High School, Bordentown Regional High School and Northern Burlington County Regional High School.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Allegations of religious intolerance

On March 22, 2007, Burlington Township High School scheduled a simulated Columbine-like school shooting, lockdown and evacuation where Burlington Township police detectives posed as Christian fundamentalists who became angry (when a student was expelled for praying before class) and begin shooting students in order to "seek justice." ^[3] The World Net Daily website ran the story on April 3, 2007. and quoted Bob Pawson, a spokesman of Scriptures In School, as characterizing the simulation as a "grotesque scenario saturated with Christian-bashing prejudice and bigotry; a scenario which could never possibly occur." ^[4]

In response to the news coverage, the Burlington Township School District issued an official statement saying:

Any perceived insensitivities to our religious community as a result of the emergency exercise are regrettable. It was certainly not the intent to portray any group in a negative manner. We cherish, respect, and celebrate the diversity of cultures and faith that exist within our community" and the district respected the right of students and faculty to pray on school grounds. ^[5]

The school district had no knowledge of the chosen scenerio, however, which was chosen by the township police department.^{[citation needed]}