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New Rochelle School District Implicated In Online Grade-Fixing Scandal New Rochelle School District Implicated In Online Grade-Fixing Scandal
New Rochelle School District Implicated In Online Grade-Fixing Scandal More than 200 grades were changed for dozens of students in New Rochelle as part of a grade-fixing scheme, the district’s Board of Education announced in a report this week. In the report, T&M Protection Resources, who led the investigation into the alleged grade-fixing, found that the New Rochelle High School Apex Coordinator “entered new student grades and changed existing student grades in violation of the high school’s grade change practice and without any consistent, comprehensible or valid explanation.” T&M also found evidence the coordinator, who was a house principal, entere…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester High School Principal Out After Attempting To Rescind Resignation Westchester High School Principal Out After Attempting To Rescind Resignation
Westchester High School Principal Out After Attempting To Rescind Resignation Former New Rochelle High School Principal Reggie Richardson has officially lost two jobs in less than a month. Richardson is leaving the district, and the Board of Education announced that Assistant Principal Joseph Starvaggi would take over on as principal an interim basis on Tuesday. Camille Edwards-Thomas has been named as Starvaggi’s replacement. Last month, Richardson announced his resignation, effective Aug. 20, stating his intentions to join the New York City Department of Education. A day after he tendered his resignation, that DOE offer was rescinded, and Richardson attempted to ba…

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Westchester School Introduce Anti-Bullying App Following Spate Of Violence Westchester School Introduce Anti-Bullying App Following Spate Of Violence
Westchester School Introduce Anti-Bullying App Following Spate Of Violence In the wake of several violent incidents involving students at the New Rochelle High School, district officials have partnered with the creators of an anti-bullying application in an effort to curtail any further instances. The Board of Education announced at its most recent meeting that it is partnering with Anonymous Alerts, a Westchester County-based company that is “an award-winning anti-bullying and safety reporting mobile app and system for students, community members and staff.” According to the Board of Education, Anonymous Alerts is a patented anonymous two-way communications syste…

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Police & Fire
Police Presence Beefed Up Outside Westchester HS After Latest Stabbing Police Presence Beefed Up Outside Westchester HS After Latest Stabbing
Police Presence Beefed Up Outside Westchester HS After Latest Stabbing The New Rochelle Police Department will have an increased uniformed presence at the high school moving forward, according to city and school officials following the third violent stabbing incident in a little over a week. In a joint statement released Thursday afternoon following the third stabbing incident reported near the high school in five days, city and school officials stated that “there is no higher priority than the safety of our children, and there is no asset of greater importance to New Rochelle than public confidence in our schools.” According to police, at approximately 8:50 a…

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by Zak Failla