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High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset' High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset'
High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset' A high school in Northern Westchester has appointed a new assistant principal who district officials believe will quickly become successful in his new position.  Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo is set to recommend that Daniel Brady be appointed as the new Assistant Principal of Westlake High School during the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 18, the district announced.  Brady will begin his new position on Saturday, July 1, and will replace Ken Amann, who is set to become the district's new Director of Technolog…

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by Ben Crnic
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Latest Update: COVID-19 School District Closures Latest Update: COVID-19 School District Closures
Latest Update: Covid-19 School District Closures Click here for a new story: All Schools In State Will Close For At Least Two Weeks, Cuomo Says Earlier update: The following are the latest closures and schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Ardsley Union Free School District: Closed on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. Bedford Central School District: Closed Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3 after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Blind Br…

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by Daily Voice
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COVID-19: School Closures, Schedule Adjustments COVID-19: School Closures, Schedule Adjustments
Covid-19: School Closures, Schedule Adjustments The following are closures and schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Bedford Central School District: Closed Monday, March 16 through Friday, April 3 after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District: Closed until Saturday, March 28. Croton-Harmon School District: Closed on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. Byram Hills Central School District: In response to t…

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Schools Announce COVID-19 Closures, Schedule Adjustments For Friday, March 13 Schools Announce COVID-19 Closures, Schedule Adjustments For Friday, March 13
Schools Announce Covid-19 Closures, Schedule Adjustments For Friday, March 13 The following are schedule adjustments by schools and school districts due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Westchester County Bedford Central School District: Closed on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13 to "thoroughly sanitize" all district facilities after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19. Croton-Harmon School District: Closed Friday, March 13 on Superintendent's Conference Day. Byram Hills Central School District: Closed, the Superintendent’s Conference Day will occur vir…

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Teacher Placed On Leave For Alleged Inappropriate Conduct With Student In Westchester Teacher Placed On Leave For Alleged Inappropriate Conduct With Student In Westchester
Teacher Placed On Leave For Alleged Inappropriate Conduct With Student In Westchester A Westchester teacher is on administrative leave after being accused of alleged inappropriate conduct with a student. The teacher, who works at Woodlands Middle/High School in Hartsdale, was placed on leave Thursday, April 4, Greenburgh Central School District Superintendent  Tahira A. DuPree Chase said. "The matter has been referred to the proper authorities, including the Greenburgh Police Department," Chase said in a statement. The superintendent went on to say that many may have questions, she cannot provide further comment given the referral to law enforcement and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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$114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected $114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected
$114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected Voters in Greenburgh rejected a proposed $114.6 million capital project to consolidate schools in the district by a nearly two-to-one margin. With a 2,284-1,257 unofficial tally, voters in Greenburgh rejected the proposal, which included a unified campus for all Greenburgh students. “Although we are disappointed in the outcome of our Capital Project vote, we are unbowed in our determination to improve our school surroundings and the education of our precious students,” Schools Superintendent Tahira Dupree Chase said. "We will continue our hard work and determination to move the Greenburgh C…

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by Zak Failla
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$115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed $115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed
$115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed After months of discussion and consideration, the Greenburgh Board of Education voted to give the community more time to decide whether to consolidate each of its schools onto one campus. The community was originally scheduled to vote on the $114.6 million bond on whether to consolidate all schools to the Warburg campus on Tuesday, Feb. 12. On Wednesday, the Board unanimously determined that they would postpone that public vote until Tuesday, March 19. According to the Board, “area residents voiced the need for more time to evaluate details of the community-driven capital project. The curre…

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by Zak Failla
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Coyote Sighting Causes Lock-In At Several Schools In Westchester Coyote Sighting Causes Lock-In At Several Schools In Westchester
Coyote Sighting Causes Lock-In At Several Schools In Westchester Several Westchester schools were put on lock-in Thursday following a coyote sighting on school property. The coyote was seen around 10:45 a.m. Thursday on the Greenburgh school district's Warburg campus on Hartsdale Avenue which includes the Woodlands Middle/High School, Lee F. Jackson School, and the Early Childhood Program. As a precaution, the schools were placed in lock-in, which means no one including staff and students can leave the buildings, the district said in a Facebook post. The RJ Bailey and Highview schools were not impacted by the lock-in. District officials assured parents…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Superintendent: Level 3 Sex Offender Was On Property Of Westchester School Superintendent: Level 3 Sex Offender Was On Property Of Westchester School
Superintendent: Level 3 Sex Offender Was On Property Of Westchester School Some new safety measures are set to be introduced in the Greenburgh Central School District after a Level 3 sex offender was spotted walking around the campus of an elementary school in the district. Parents were alerted last month by Schools Superintendent Tahira DuPree Chase that a 27-year-old man who is registered as a sex offender in Westchester was on the campus of the Richard J. Bailey School, leading to a month-long investigation that was launched early in May. The suspect’s address, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ state sex offender registry, i…

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by Zak Failla