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School District Reassigns Superintendent In Westchester After Federal Subpoena School District Reassigns Superintendent In Westchester After Federal Subpoena
School District Reassigns Superintendent In Westchester After Federal Subpoena A superintendent in New York is no longer in charge of her school district, which is currently under investigation by federal officials.  On Monday night, Feb. 13 in Westchester County, the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education voted to "administratively reassign" Superintendent Waveline Bennett-Conroy and instead appoint Veronica (Kim) Smith as the district's Acting Superintendent of Schools, district officials announced. The vote came after news broke on Friday, Feb. 10 that Mount Vernon Schools were under investigation by the United States Att…

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US Attorney Investigating School District, Superintendent In Westchester US Attorney Investigating School District, Superintendent In Westchester
US Attorney Investigating School District, Superintendent In Westchester A school district in Westchester County has confirmed that it is under investigation by federal officials.  The Mount Vernon School District as well as Superintendent Waveline Bennett-Conroy are currently under investigation by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York, the school district announced on Friday, Feb. 10.  The investigation is centering on records associated with grants previously given to the district by the federal government, school officials said. The district said it would cooperate with the probe.  "The Board of Educa…

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Independent Investigator To Probe Accusations Of Corruption At School District In Westchester Independent Investigator To Probe Accusations Of Corruption At School District In Westchester
Independent Investigator To Probe Accusations Of Corruption At School District In Westchester A Westchester County school district is hiring a third-party investigator to investigate corruption accusations that residents have raised. On Thursday, Oct. 27, Mount Vernon School District Superintendent Waveline Bennett-Conroy and Board of Education President Adriane Saunders released a joint statement in which they announced that the city's school district would "immediately retain the professional services of outside experts" to answer questions about the district's contractual procurement process and use of grant funding.  In the statement, Bennett-Conroy and&…

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