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Teacher's Aide Indicted For Bringing Gun To School In West Nyack Teacher's Aide Indicted For Bringing Gun To School In West Nyack
Teacher's Aide Indicted For Bringing Gun To School In West Nyack A 24-year-old teacher's aide who was arrested for bringing a gun in her purse to an area school has been indicted by a grand jury for felony possession of a weapon on school grounds. Gillian J. Jeffords of Warwick who was also indicted on three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, was employed as a teacher's aide at the Rockland BOCES Jesse Kapan School in West Nyack, came to work on March 29, with a fully loaded gun in her purse, according to the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. According to the DA's Office,  Jeffords placed her pocketbook on a bin in a classroom closet…

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Rockland Teacher's Aide Fired For Bringing Gun To School Rockland Teacher's Aide Fired For Bringing Gun To School
Rockland Teacher's Aide Fired For Bringing Gun To School A 24-year-old teacher's aide who was arrested for bringing a gun to a school in her purse has been fired. Gillian J. Jeffords, 24, of Warwick, was fired Wednesday evening, effective immediately, from the Jesse Kaplan School of the BOCES Campus in West Nyack, according to Scott Salotto, director of communications for BOCES. "The Board of Education met last night and a decision was made to terminate Ms. Jeffords," he said. "She was informed last night." The discovery of the gun took place around 9 a.m. Wednesday when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the schoo…

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Rockland Teacher's Aide Faces Felony Charge For Bringing Gun To School Rockland Teacher's Aide Faces Felony Charge For Bringing Gun To School
Rockland Teacher's Aide Faces Felony Charge For Bringing Gun To School A 24-year-old teacher's aide who brought a gun to school in her purse has been arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The discovery of the gun took place around 9 a.m. Wednesday when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Jesse Kaplan School of the BOCES Campus in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Officer Peter Walker. According to Walker, officials at the school for students with Autism, cognitive disabilities, medical fragility and/or multiple disabilities, called police after a fellow staff member noticed a handbag containing, what was la…

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by Kathy Reakes