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Westchester School District Adds Holiday To Calendar Celebrating Ramadan Westchester School District Adds Holiday To Calendar Celebrating Ramadan
Westchester School District Adds Holiday To Calendar Celebrating Ramadan Students in New Rochelle will see a new holiday on the school calendar next year, as the Board of Education added the Islamic celebration of Eid al-Fitr. The Board announced that it would be adding the holiday - which marks the end of Ramadan - which will be observed on June 5 next year, and schools will be closed. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, and falls on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. School officials noted that the date will shift from year to year because the Islamic lunar calendar differs from the Gregorian calendar…

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by Zak Failla
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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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Access To New Rochelle HS Tightened After Latest Violent Incident Access To New Rochelle HS Tightened After Latest Violent Incident
Access To New Rochelle HS Tightened After Latest Violent Incident Access to the New Rochelle High School is being “tightly controlled” following a stabbing incident in the building on Thursday morning. According to police, at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, the department received a call from security guards at the high school reporting that a stabbing had occurred at the school, and a 15-year-old suspect was seen on video fleeing the building. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said that a 16-year-old student suffered two puncture wounds to his torso and has been transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment for what are believed to be no…

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