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Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media
Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media For the second time in a week, a Westchester school district is dealing with racist posts by students on social media. Videos of students in New Rochelle, some of whom have been confirmed to attend Albert Leonard Middle School, were involved in videos on multiple social media platforms that included ethnic slurs and language. The videos of students were reportedly on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and others using offensive racial slurs. “We are horrified to have learned about a vicious act of racism in the District perpetrated on social media, involving the vilest of ethnic slurs …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester School District Investigates 'Vicious Act Of Racism' On Social Media Westchester School District Investigates 'Vicious Act Of Racism' On Social Media
Westchester School District Investigates 'Vicious Act Of Racism' On Social Media A Westchester school district is investigating a targeted “vicious act of racism” that was posted on social media. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Laura Feijoo sent an alert to the community this week in response to a post on social media that involved “the vilest of ethnic slurs.” Feijoo declined to specify what exactly the slur was. The district is currently investigating the incident and Feijoo said they will “take the most severe action possible in response.” “This type of hurtful, destructive behavior is reprehensible and is certainly unacceptable anywhere in the City School Dis…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Elementary School Staff Member In Westchester Dies From Virus COVID-19: Elementary School Staff Member In Westchester Dies From Virus
Covid-19: Elementary School Staff Member In Westchester Dies From Virus A staff member at a Westchester elementary school is among the latest to die from novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Emmy Falta, who worked at Trinity Elementary School in New Rochelle, died this week at the age of 41, Schools Superintendent Laura Feijoo announced. Falta has been with the district for a decade working as a monitor, main office staff, and Primary Project Child Associate. “Ms. Emmy’s gentle spirit, warm energy, and radiant smile will forever be an inspiration to the entire Trinity Family,” Trinity Principal Michael Hilderbrand wrote to his school community. Hilderbrand described…

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by Zak Failla
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School Superintendent In Epicenter Of COVID-19 Outbreak Tests Positive School Superintendent In Epicenter Of COVID-19 Outbreak Tests Positive
School Superintendent In Epicenter Of Covid-19 Outbreak Tests Positive The school superintendent in the city in Westchester that has been at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic has tested positive for COVID-19. New Rochelle City School District Superintendent Dr.  Laura Feijoo said she received the results at 10:20 a.m. Saturday, March 21. She was tested on Monday, March 16.Her quarantine period is two weeks since the latter date, she said. New Rochelle Board of Education President Amy Moselhi will also be tested for the virus, Feijoo said. "President Moselhi will be quarantined too, given her very close proximity to me through this crisis," …

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Rochelle HS Football Team Takes State Title - Minus Head Coach New Rochelle HS Football Team Takes State Title - Minus Head Coach
New Rochelle HS Football Team Takes State Title - Minus Head Coach It would have been understandable if all the attention given to the reassignment of head coach Lou DiRienzo proved to be too much of a distraction for the New Rochelle High School football team to overcome in the state playoffs. But that didn't happen. Instead, the Huguenots won three straight games without DiRienzo on the sideline, including a 28-0 victory over McQuaid Jesuit of Rochester in the Class AA state title game on Saturday night, Nov. 30 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Click here for state title-game final stats New Rochelle, which led only 7-0 at halftime, broke it open …

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by Daily Voice
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Controversy Swirls After Coach Is 'Reassigned' Before Game At Mahopac Controversy Swirls After Coach Is 'Reassigned' Before Game At Mahopac
Controversy Swirls After Coach Is 'Reassigned' Before Game At Mahopac Click here for an updated story: New Rochelle Teachers' Union Calls For Superintendent To Resign Amid Uproar Over Coach A popular and highly successful high school varsity coach in Westchester has been “reassigned” from coaching just days before he was set to coach a playoff game. The New Rochelle School District announced late on Wednesday, Nov. 13, that head football coach Lou DiRienzo has been “reassigned from his teaching and coaching responsibilities.” At a press conference held on Thursday, Nov. 14, Schools Superintendent Laura Feijoo offered few details, saying that she "really…

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by Zak Failla