{"id":39931,"date":"2025-11-14T21:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/39931\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:33:06","slug":"exclusive-regis-hs-teen-who-leaped-to-death-was-to-be-punished-for-controversial-stance-in-ethics-class-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/39931\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Regis HS teen who leaped to death was to be punished for controversial stance in ethics class: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cvery shy\u201d 16-year-old who tragically leaped to his death at New York City\u2019s famed Regis High School<\/a> had gotten into hot water after taking a controversial stance in his ethics class, sources told The Post on Friday.<\/p>\n

A dean at the prestigious Upper East Side institution \u2014 which counts \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d star Colin Jost and former US COVID top doc Anthony Fauci among its alum \u2014 had taken away the young man\u2019s phone, or was just about to, amid the incident when the teen jumped from a fifth-floor window around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, law-enforcement sources said.<\/p>\n

The teen, whose name The Post is withholding, died at a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n

A 16-year-old plunged to his death at prestigious Regis High School on Thursday while awaiting potential disciplinary action, according to sources. Robert Miller<\/p>\n

Sources described the 16-year-old as \u201creally very shy\u201d and \u201cnon-threatening.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the moments before his death, the student was awaiting potential disciplinary action for making unwelcome comments during a class discussion on \u201cUtilitarian Society,\u201d according to sources.<\/p>\n

Parents caught wind of the commentary and complained to school administrators, who called the boy to the office, sources said.<\/p>\n

The teen was waiting outside the first-floor office but then walked up to the fifth floor and jumped.<\/p>\n

Sources described the teen as \u201creally very shy\u201d and \u201cnon-threatening.\u201d Robert Miller<\/p>\n

Regis was open to students Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we write that one of our students tragically lost his life earlier yesterday,\u201d a rep said in a statement. \u201cWe are deeply saddened by his loss, and we pray that the Lord welcomes him into eternal rest and comforts his family.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe recognize their profound loss, and we are doing everything we can to support them during this unimaginable tragedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sudden loss of a classmate can be a profoundly difficult experience for students and their families. As we begin the process of grieving, school counselors and campus ministers are available to any student or parent who wishes to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

The teen jumped form a fifth-floor window, sources said. Robert Miller<\/p>\n

The boy\u2019s family did not respond to messages from The Post.<\/p>\n

Regis High School is renowned for its academics.<\/p>\n

It is \u201ctuition free and merit based, giving special consideration to families in need of financial assistance,\u201d according to its website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Additional reporting by Joe Marino<\/p>\n

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24\/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to\u00a0SuicidePreventionLifeline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u201cvery shy\u201d 16-year-old who tragically leaped to his death at New York City\u2019s famed Regis High School…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9895,75,57,9,11,10,340,4730,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-39931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-catholic-schools","9":"tag-manhattan","10":"tag-metro","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-news","14":"tag-suicide","15":"tag-teens","16":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}