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Hundreds Of Students From HS In Westchester Walk Out Over Alleged Sexual Assault Hundreds Of Students From HS In Westchester Walk Out Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Hundreds Of Students From HS In Westchester Walk Out Over Alleged Sexual Assault Hundreds of high school students in Westchester staged a walkout in protest of an alleged sexual assault involving a student several years ago. In New Rochelle, upwards of 1,000 students walked out on Monday, March 21 in response to a social media post made last week from a student who alleged sexual assault four years ago at an off-campus location. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said that the allegation led to a violent physical confrontation between two other students on-campus the day after the social media message was posted. In a video that went viral of the figh…

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Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester
Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester Students at a school in the area staged a temporary walkout in solidarity for a classmate after a staffer reportedly made a racially insensitive comment to a student-athlete in Westchester County. An investigation has been launched at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, the school's president, Brother Thomas R. Leto, announced in a statement after the administration was made aware of the comment over the weekend reportedly made on Friday, Nov. 19, reporting it immediately to authorities. In response, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, students staged the brief walkout in support of the student and to speak out a…

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by Zak Failla