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Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Westchester Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Westchester
Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Westchester A high school basketball coach and a player have both been disciplined following an incident during a game in Westchester in which antisemitic remarks were hurled at a team, officials said. The incident happened during a basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 4 between girls' varsity teams from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and The Leffell School, a private Jewish school located in Hartsdale, Yonkers city officials said.  During the third quarter of the game, which took place at Roosevelt High School, members of the Leffell School's team were injured by an alleged physical style of …

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by Ben Crnic
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Fight Breaks Out, Leading To Lockdown At School In Stamford Fight Breaks Out, Leading To Lockdown At School In Stamford
Fight Breaks Out, Leading To Lockdown At School In Stamford A fight between several students caused a school to go into a temporary lockdown in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Stamford on Tuesday, April 26 at Cloonan Middle School. In a letter to parents, Principal David Tate wrote that as a result of the fight, police were notified and responded to the campus.  "During this time, we followed our standard protocols, and the school was placed on lockdown while we resolved this isolated incident," Tate said. The responsible students have been immediately disciplined and will face further disciplinary action under the Board of Educa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur
Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur Staff members from a Connecticut school district are calling on additional discipline for a magnet school principal who was recently demoted and removed from her position after allegedly using a racial slur. Earlier this month, the New Haven Board of Education voted 4-3 to reassign Brennan-Rogers Magnet School Principal Laura Roblee from her position after she allegedly used the racial slur this winter during a workshop on racism and inclusion. According to reports, Roblee is being assigned as an assistant principal at a different district school. However, the demotion and public outcry wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
HS Principal Quits After Video Surfaces Of Incident With Student In New Haven HS Principal Quits After Video Surfaces Of Incident With Student In New Haven
HS Principal Quits After Video Surfaces Of Incident With Student In New Haven The principal of an area high school abruptly resigned Thursday after a video was posted online earlier in the day that allegedly shows him shoving a student. Morgan Barth led Achievement First Amistad High School in New Haven since 2016. The video was obtained by the New Haven Independent, which said it was from an incident in the fall in which the student was trying to leave a meeting in his office about an earlier altercation. When Barth realized the effect the video had on his effectiveness as the school's leader, he resigned immediately, the school said. Fatimah B…

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by Kathy Reakes