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School District In Hudson Valley Names New Superintendent School District In Hudson Valley Names New Superintendent
School District In Hudson Valley Names New Superintendent A longtime educator from Long Island has been chosen to take over a Westchester County school district. The Port Chester Board of Education announced that Dr. Aurelia Lucia Henriquez, who has spent nearly three decades in various positions throughout diverse Long Island school districts has been named as the new school superintendent. Henriquez will succeed longtime superintendent Edward Kliszus in Port Chester, who announced his retirement effective at the end of the academic year. Henriquez will be introduced to the community at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, May 6, and her a…

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School Board President Faces Backlash Over Racially Insensitive Post School Board President Faces Backlash Over Racially Insensitive Post
School Board President Faces Backlash Over Racially Insensitive Post A school board president in Westchester is in hot water after a racially charged social media post was made through his Facebook account. Port Chester Board of Education President Thomas Corbia said that the account was hacked during a lengthy virtual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17. Of the near two dozen speakers at the meeting, just one person supported Corbia, while many casted doubt about Corbia’s claim, and are calling for an investigation into the issue and his resignation. Cobra said that his Facebook account has been hacked at least three times since the summer and also said that he …

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Students At Hudson Valley Middle School Asked To Create 'Runaway Slave' Ad Students At Hudson Valley Middle School Asked To Create 'Runaway Slave' Ad
Students At Hudson Valley Middle School Asked To Create 'Runaway Slave' Ad Parents and school administrators at a middle school in Westchester were caught off guard by a recently distributed extra credit assignment that invoked 19th Century slavery. A photo of an assignment given to students at the Port Chester Middle School, in which they would have to create a “runaway slave ad” has gone viral on Facebook, and has drawn the ire of local parents and school administrators. According to school officials, the assignment was related to a unit of curriculum on American slavery that asked students to create the advertisement.  The ad was intended to mimic original 19t…

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