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Port Chester School District Names New Superintendent Port Chester School District Names New Superintendent
Port Chester School District 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 In Westchester Fired Over Facebook Posts School Board President In Westchester Fired Over Facebook Posts
School Board President In Westchester Fired Over Facebook Posts A school board president in Westchester has been ousted following a months-long scandal over racially charged social media posts that appeared on his account. The Port Chester Board of Education voted 3 to 1 this week to remove its president, Tom Corbia, with only Trustee Anne Capeci voting to keep him in his position. Earlier this year, the School Board announced that they were adopting official misconduct charges against Corbia, though the specifics were confidential following inappropriate posts that were posted on his account. Corbia has vehemently denied making the Facebook posts, cla…

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Port Chester School Board Votes To Charge President With Misconduct Port Chester School Board Votes To Charge President With Misconduct
Port Chester School Board Votes To Charge President With Misconduct The Port Chester Board of Education voted unanimously to charge School Board President Tom Corbia with misconduct after he allegedly posted racially-charged posts on social media last year. Last year, Corbia said that his Facebook account was hacked multiple times, with at least one of those involving racist posts that went viral and landed him in hot water. Related story - Westchester School Board President Evasive In Probe Of Insensitive Post, Investigators Say Following an investigation, the School Board announced on Monday, Feb. 8 that they were adopting official misconduct charge…

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Port Chester School Board President Evasive In Probe Of Insensitive Post Port Chester School Board President Evasive In Probe Of Insensitive Post
Port Chester School Board President Evasive In Probe Of Insensitive Post The investigation into racially insensitive posts purportedly made by a Board of Education president in Westchester left investigators with more questions than answers after he and his representatives were allegedly intentionally evasive during questioning. In September, Port Chester Board of Education President Thomas Corbia found himself in hot water after a racially-charged social media post was made through his Facebook account, which he later alleged was hacked. Original story - Racially Insensitive Post Linked To Westchester School Board President Sparks Backlash Investigators said t…

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Racially Insensitive Post Linked To Westchester School Board President Sparks Backlash Racially Insensitive Post Linked To Westchester School Board President Sparks Backlash
Racially Insensitive Post Linked To Westchester School Board President Sparks Backlash 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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School District In Westchester Investigating 'Disturbing Social Media Posts' School District In Westchester Investigating 'Disturbing Social Media Posts'
School District In Westchester Investigating 'Disturbing Social Media Posts' There will be a new item added to the docket on a Board of Education meeting in Westchester County after “disturbing” social media posts involving members of the school district circulated online. Port Chester Schools Superintendent Edward Kliszus issued a statement on Thursday, Sept. 17, warning parents that there have been harassing and racially biased social media posts that have been discovered, though he did not explain the exact content of the posts. In a statement, Klizszus called the post “disturbing,” and said they will be a focus of the 5 p.m. Port Chester Board of Education meeti…

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