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Bus Driver Accused Of Drinking Alcohol While Driving Students Home From Smithtown School Bus Driver Accused Of Drinking Alcohol While Driving Students Home From Smithtown School
Bus Driver Accused Of Drinking Alcohol While Driving Students Home From Smithtown School Police are investigating reports that a bus driver was drinking alcohol while driving students home from a Long Island school. The alleged incident happened on a We Transport bus taking students home from Smithtown West High School on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 4, according to Suffolk County Police. A school district employee contacted officers at around 3:15 p.m. after someone snapped a picture showing an open alcoholic beverage on the bus. District Superintendent Mark Secaur later sent a message to parents saying they received a report of a bus driver drinking on the job. “It was confir…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Parent Of LI Student Injured In Deadly I-84 Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says Parent Of LI Student Injured In Deadly I-84 Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says
Parent Of LI Student Injured In Deadly I-84 Bus Crash Sues Charter Company, Report Says The charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash in New York that killed two teachers and injured dozens of marching band students is facing the first of likely multiple lawsuits, CNN reports. Lawrence Doreson, the father of an injured 14-year-old Farmingdale High School student, sued Regency Transportation and driver Lisa Schaffer for negligence Thursday, Sept. 28, accusing both of “reckless and careless acts,” according to the outlet. Specifically, the lawsuit claims that Schaffer caused the rollover wreck, which occurred Thursday, Sept. 21 on I-84 in the Orange County town of …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Driver Follows High School Students In Riverhead, Asks About Social Media Accounts Driver Follows High School Students In Riverhead, Asks About Social Media Accounts
Driver Follows High School Students In Riverhead, Asks About Social Media Accounts Police are investigating after a driver reportedly followed and harassed two high school students on Long Island. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, near Riverhead High School. As the students walked back to campus after lunch, a silver pickup truck began following them, according to Superintendent Augustine Tornatore. The truck stopped before they reached school grounds, and the driver asked the students for their social media profiles. “The students ignored the driver and walked onto the school grounds and into the building,” Tornatore said. “The students reported …

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To West Islip School Board Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To West Islip School Board
Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To West Islip School Board A New York high school senior is going from the classroom to the boardroom - the school boardroom that is. Long Island’s Quinn Bedell, an 18-year-old senior at West Islip High School, was elected to the West Islip Board of Education as a write-in candidate in the election held Tuesday, May 16. “I would like to thank the West Islip community for choosing me to be a trustee on the Board of Education. I am truly honored,” Bedell wrote on Facebook Wednesday, May 17. “I could not have done this without the overwhelming support of this community. I am forever grateful to every one of you and I …

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY AG To Probe Suffolk School Amid Sexual Abuse, Misconduct Allegations NY AG To Probe Suffolk School Amid Sexual Abuse, Misconduct Allegations
NY AG To Probe Suffolk School Amid Sexual Abuse, Misconduct Allegations New York’s top prosecutor will be launching a probe into a school district that has been plagued by allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct. On Long Island, at least five employees have been reassigned at the Babylon Union Free School District in Suffolk Count following “disturbing” allegations that were made regarding a teacher earlier this month. Earlier story - Five Employees At Long Island School District Reassigned Amid Sex Abuse Probe With allegations mounting, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an investigation into the allegations of widespread abuse and misc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Student Comment Seen As Threat Prompts Police Response At HS In Suffolk Student Comment Seen As Threat Prompts Police Response At HS In Suffolk
Student Comment Seen As Threat Prompts Police Response At HS In Suffolk A threat made by a Long Island high school student has been deemed unfounded, according to police. The perceived threat was allegedly made on Thursday, March 25, at Islip High School, said the Suffolk County Police. Officers responded to the school on Friday, March 26, to conduct an investigation, which revealed that no threat was made, police said. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Middle School Teacher Being Investigated After Allegations Of Sexual Assault Long Island Middle School Teacher Being Investigated After Allegations Of Sexual Assault
Long Island Middle School Teacher Being Investigated After Allegations Of Sexual Assault A Long Island middle school teacher has been removed from the classroom after allegations of sexual abuse among students arose. The man, who teaches science at Mineola Middle School, was removed by the district as soon as the allegations came to light, said Superintendent Michael Nagler. Nagler went on to say that full investigation is being conducted and that student safety was of the utmost importance.  "While we, unfortunately, cannot offer more details due to privacy constraints, we can share that the teacher was immediately removed from the classroom and a full investigation is b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Stranger Approaches Student Outside Long Island High School, Police Say Stranger Approaches Student Outside Long Island High School, Police Say
Stranger Approaches Student Outside Long Island High School, Police Say The Bellmore School District has put out a warning for students and parents after a student was approached by a man outside of a school. The incident took place around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, outside of Mepham High School on Stewart Avenue, according to Long Island News12. School officials told News 12 that the man was in his 20s and driving a small white car.  Nassau County Police said they did not have information on the incident. School Principal Eric Gomez said: "We will continue to reiterate stranger danger safety responses to our students. As always, the safety of our student…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Six Faculty Members, Three Students Hospitalized After Melee Breaks Out At Dix Hills School Six Faculty Members, Three Students Hospitalized After Melee Breaks Out At Dix Hills School
Six Faculty Members, Three Students Hospitalized After Melee Breaks Out At Dix Hills School Six faculty members and three students were hospitalized after being exposed to pepper spray during a fight between students that broke out at a school in Dix Hills. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at the Wilson Technological Center in Dix Hills which is part of Western Suffolk BOCES, when a female student sprayed pepper spray at two other students, said the Suffolk County Police. The two students who were sprayed, and an additional student, as well as six faculty members, were transported to Huntington Hospital for evaluation, police said. The student, 18, of North…

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by Kathy Reakes