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Area Elementary School Student Tests Positive For Tuberculosis Area Elementary School Student Tests Positive For Tuberculosis
Area Elementary School Student Tests Positive For Tuberculosis An elementary school student in Westchester is being treated for tuberculosis. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne issued an alert at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, alerting the community that the Westchester County Department of Health has notified officials that a student at Columbus Elementary School has been diagnosed with the malady. He is currently being treated, is not at school and is expected to make a full recovery. According to the Westchester County Department of Health, the risk of exposure is low, and the school district is working with them to iden…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Break Up Fight Involving HS Students In Westchester, Reports Say Police Break Up Fight Involving HS Students In Westchester, Reports Say
Police Break Up Fight Involving HS Students In Westchester, Reports Say New Rochelle High School students reportedly ended the month of January in a similar fashion in the way it started: with violence. Following three violent incidents involving high school students throughout the month - including the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior - police were once again required to break up a fight just blocks from the high school. According to multiple reports, police were dispatched to the corner of Chauncey Avenue and Clove Road on Wednesday afternoon to break up a fight involving more than a dozen students. No arrests were made and there were no in…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Iona Student Petitions For New Rochelle School Officials' Resignations Iona Student Petitions For New Rochelle School Officials' Resignations
Iona Student Petitions For New Rochelle School Officials' Resignations An Iona College student has started a change.org petition imploring New Rochelle school officials to resign in the wake of several violent incidents involving high school students in the past two weeks. Brendan Eckstein, a student at Iona College started the petition on Jan. 18, hours after the third stabbing incident involving students on North Avenue, including the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Valerie Schwab outside Dunkin’ Donuts on Jan. 10. The petition calls for the resignation of Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne, High School Principal Reginald Richardson and the School Board “im…

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by Zak Failla