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Videos Of Students In Northern Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation Videos Of Students In Northern Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation
Videos Of Students In Northern Westchester Using Racist Language Under Investigation An investigation is underway after an area school district became aware of videos featuring "racially insensitive language" by students. The videos, currently circulating on social media among Northern Westchester students in the Lakeland Central School District who attend Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak and Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt Manor came to the attention of district officials earlier this week, the district said on Wednesday, June 3. "Based on initial findings, these incidents appear to have taken place in the past, several years ago, and are now being recirculated," sa…
Lakeland Central School District Names New Superintendent Lakeland Central School District Names New Superintendent
Lakeland Central School District Names New Superintendent A veteran educator has been tapped to take over at the helm of the Lakeland Central School District. The Lakeland School Board of Education announced this week that Arlington Central School District Superintendent Brendan Lyons has been named to the same position in the district, effective as of Wednesday, July 1. Lyons takes over for the retiring Superintendent George Stone, who has been in the role for a decade. Lyons was chosen following an eight-month search. “I am honored and excited to join the Lakeland Central School District as its next superintendent,” Lyons said in a statement.…
Voicemails To School Superintendent Lead To Harassment Charge Against Northern Westchester Man Voicemails To School Superintendent Lead To Harassment Charge Against Northern Westchester Man
Voicemails To School Superintendent Lead To Harassment Charge Against Northern Westchester Man A Northern Westchester man who admitted to leaving more than two dozen harassing voicemails to Lakeland Schools Superintendent George Stone is back in trouble with police in Yorktown for leaving more unwanted messages. On Oct. 2, officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, where there was a report of harassment, prompting an investigation.  Police said that the investigation determined that between Oct. 12 and Oct. 21, Cortlandt Manor resident Anthony Cassone allegedly made several calls to the voicemail system that “served n…