The state's governing body for high school sports requested "a full accounting to assess the eligibility of various student-athletes" from Paterson Eastside High School Monday just hours after an NJ Advance Media report detailed the unusual living arrangement and murky guardianship situation on the school's powerhouse boys basketball team.
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Executive Director Steve Timko said in a statement released to NJ Advance Media that the organization also is "reviewing the district's internal controls and protocols for determining residency and eligibility."
Timko added the NJSIAA was informed by Eastside officials when the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency is investigating the situation.