Oxford, CT
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Mold Found In 2 Rooms At Quaker Farms School School, Officials Say Building ‘Fit For Occupancy’ Mold Found In 2 Rooms At Quaker Farms School School, Officials Say Building ‘Fit For Occupancy’
Mold Found In 2 Rooms At Quaker Farms School School, Officials Say Building ‘Fit For Occupancy’ Classes will continue at a Connecticut school after air quality tests uncovered mold in two rooms, officials said, but students and teachers will be barred from entering those rooms until crews can clean them. Administrators at Quaker Farms School in Oxford alerted parents to the problem last week. An air quality survey found the building was "fit for occupancy," Board of Education Chairman Mike Koosa and Superintendent Ralph Marino Jr. said in a letter dated Friday, Feb. 27. Only the computer lab and Room 320 at the Great Oak Road school were not fit for students or teachers to enter. (Clic…

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by Josh Lanier
Harrisburg, PA
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DUI Crash In Elementary School Zone Leads To Charges For Harrisburg Man: Upper Allen Police DUI Crash In Elementary School Zone Leads To Charges For Harrisburg Man: Upper Allen Police
DUI Crash In Elementary School Zone Leads To Charges For Harrisburg Man: Upper Allen Police A rollover crash in an elementary school zone has led to DUI charges against a Harrisburg man, Upper Allen Police announced on Friday, Feb. 27. Marquis L. Moore, 40, of the 3400 block of Derry Street in Harrisburg, is accused of causing the wreck in the 1800 block of South York Street near Shepherdstown Elementary School at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, according to police. Officers were dispatched for a report of a rollover crash and learned Moore had run a stop sign at the intersection of South York Street and East Meadow Drive, causing another vehicle to strike his, auth…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Rochelle, NY
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Legendary Hall Of Fame Track Coach At Iona Prep Retires After Over 50 Years Legendary Hall Of Fame Track Coach At Iona Prep Retires After Over 50 Years
Legendary Hall Of Fame Track Coach At Iona Prep Retires After Over 50 Years After more than half a century on the track and in the classroom, a Hall of Fame coach at a Westchester County school is calling it a career.  Jan Mitchell, who spent 51 years building the track and cross-country programs at New Rochelle's Iona Preparatory School into statewide powerhouses, announced his retirement this week. Over five decades, he helped turn the school into one of the most successful programs in New York State history. The numbers alone tell the story. Under Mitchell’s leadership, Iona Prep athletes earned more than 800 All-County honors, won over 100 sectional…

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by Ben Crnic
Towson, MD
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BCPS Superintendent Myriam Rogers To Retire After 30-Year Career In Education BCPS Superintendent Myriam Rogers To Retire After 30-Year Career In Education
Bcps Superintendent Myriam Rogers To Retire After 30-Year Career In Education Maryland’s third-largest school system is losing its chief architect of change. Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers announced Thursday, Feb. 26, that she will retire effective Wednesday, July 1, 2026, closing out a 30-year career in education — and a three-year run leading one of the state’s largest and most scrutinized districts. When she took over on July 1, 2023, the assignment was blunt. Reverse the decline. “When I was appointed as superintendent three years ago, the charge was clear: reverse the trajectory of academic decline in BCPS,” Rogers wrote in a …

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
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THREATS OF MASS VIOLENCE: Teen Girl's Instagram Post Targeted Wootton HS, Police Say THREATS OF MASS VIOLENCE: Teen Girl's Instagram Post Targeted Wootton HS, Police Say
Threats OF Mass Violence: Teen Girl's Instagram Post Targeted Wootton HS, Police Say What started as an Instagram post ended with detectives, parents, and a criminal charge for a 16-year-old Maryland girl. A mindful Gaithersburg father alerted the Montgomery County Department of Police this week, and reported that his child, a student at Wootton High School, observed an Instagram post with a direct threat to the building. The department's Threat Assessment and Behavioral Solutions Team was notified and identified the owner of the Instagram account — a teen from Gaithersburg. A detective and an officer interviewed the girl and her parents, during which she admitted to …

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by Zak Failla
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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School Buses Engulfed In Flames At PA Depot School Buses Engulfed In Flames At PA Depot
School Buses Engulfed In Flames At PA Depot Multiple school buses went up in flames at a depot in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia late Wednesday night. At least three school buses were severely damaged when a fire broke out at the First Student Bus Depot at the intersection of Thompson and Butler streets around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The depot is located on Thompson Street just off Castor Avenue. Video shared on the Citizens app showed heavy flames shooting from the bus yard as the fire tore through the parked vehicles. Fire crews responded quickly and were able to extinguish the flames before the blaze spread fur…

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by Jillian Pikora
Danbury, CT
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Danbury Schools Halt Picture Day Amid Epstein Rumors As Parents Push Back Nationwide Danbury Schools Halt Picture Day Amid Epstein Rumors As Parents Push Back Nationwide
Danbury Schools Halt Picture Day Amid Epstein Rumors As Parents Push Back Nationwide A Connecticut school district has postponed school picture day amid claims tying its photography vendor to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  Danbury Public Schools Superintendent Kara Casimiro told parents in an email last week that the district would pause school picture day out of an “abundance of caution.” Social media posts allege that Lifetouch, which photographs millions of students a year across the United States, has ties to the late disgraced financier.  “At this time, there is no verified evidence from law enforcement agencies or credible news organizations …

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by Josh Lanier
Annapolis, MD
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Anne Arundel County Schools Go Virtual Monday Amid Winter Weather Anne Arundel County Schools Go Virtual Monday Amid Winter Weather
Anne Arundel County Schools Go Virtual Monday Amid Winter Weather Where have we heard this before?  Weeks after a snowstorm created a hellscape for residents in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, another bout of winter weather is expected to keep students in their seats — at home — on Monday morning. As of 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, Feb 22, officials have declared these closures:  Maryland Anne Arundel County Schools: Virtual learning only. Baltimore County Schools: Virtual learning only. Calvert County Public Schools: Closed; Cecil County Schools: Virtual learning only. Charles County Public Schools: Closed. Frederick County Public Schools: Two-hour delay…

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by Zak Failla
Hershey, PA
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Hershey Elementary Assistant Principal Charged With Highest-Rate DUI: Court Docs Hershey Elementary Assistant Principal Charged With Highest-Rate DUI: Court Docs
Hershey Elementary Assistant Principal Charged With Highest-Rate DUI: Court Docs A Hershey elementary school assistant principal is facing DUI charges after police say she was caught driving with a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit in Lebanon County. Kelly Marie Brennan-Lombel, 41, of Hershey, was charged by South Londonderry Township Police on Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to court records. Lombel serves as an assistant principal at Hershey Elementary School in the Derry Township School District. She assumed the role at the start of the 2024-2025 school year, according to the district’s website. According to the criminal docket, Lombel is charged wi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Yorktown, NY
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Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School, Closed By Burst Pipes, Announces Reopening Date Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School, Closed By Burst Pipes, Announces Reopening Date
Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School, Closed By Burst Pipes, Announces Reopening Date A Northern Westchester middle school will reopen for in-person learning after frozen and burst pipes forced the building to close earlier this month, district officials announced.  In a message to the school community, Lakeland Central School District Superintendent Dr. Karen Gagliardi said Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School, located in Yorktown Heights, would reopen on Monday, Feb. 23.  The damage originally occurred on Feb. 9, when frozen pipes burst and affected multiple rooms throughout the building.  Since then, district staff and contractors have been workin…

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by Ben Crnic
Kings Park, NY
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Magic Cut Short: Kings Park Band's Disney Dream Grounded After Flight Canceled: 'Devastating' Magic Cut Short: Kings Park Band's Disney Dream Grounded After Flight Canceled: 'Devastating'
Magic Cut Short: Kings Park Band's Disney Dream Grounded After Flight Canceled: 'Devastating' Their Disney dream vanished before takeoff. Dozens of Long Island marching band students were left stranded at JFK Airport for hours after their long-awaited flight to Disney World was canceled. The Kings Park High School marching band, color guard, and kick line arrived at JFK shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, for a scheduled Delta flight to Orlando only to be informed the flight had been canceled, Kings Park Superintendent Timothy Eagen told Daily Voice. Attempts to split the group onto multiple flights were rejected after proposed itineraries would have separated students from cha…

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by Michael Mashburn
Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
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PG County School Employee, Dance Instructor Indicted On Federal Child Exploitation Charges: DOJ PG County School Employee, Dance Instructor Indicted On Federal Child Exploitation Charges: DOJ
PG County School Employee, Dance Instructor Indicted On Federal Child Exploitation Charges: DOJ A school employee and dance instructor in Maryland has been indicted on child sex abuse crimes, federal authorities announced. Xaviour Smith, 28, of Upper Marlboro, a Prince George's County Public Schools worker who founded 1101 Dance Academy in Temple Hills, made his initial appearance in federal court in connection with alleged coercion and enticement of children. According to the indictment, between March and August 2025, Smith persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced three minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct.  Smith allegedly exploited the minors for the purpose of …

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by Zak Failla