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COVID-19: Educators Hold Car Parade Protest Saying LI School District Not Ready To Reopen COVID-19: Educators Hold Car Parade Protest Saying LI School District Not Ready To Reopen
Covid-19: Educators Hold Car Parade Protest Saying LI School District Not Ready To Reopen With schools on Long Island reopening this week, some teachers are raising red flags and rallying due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, dozens of educators in Bohemia held a car parade protest, driving by the Connetquot School District’s administration office on Ocean Avenue, expressing concerns about reopening classes during the virus. The first day of school.in the district is scheduled to be on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Connetquot Teachers Association, which includes hundreds of teachers, has expressed concerns about a lack of available PPE, insufficient …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Disinfecting NY Schools, Public Facilities COVID-19: Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Disinfecting NY Schools, Public Facilities
Covid-19: Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Disinfecting NY Schools, Public Facilities With schools reopening and more employees using mass transit to return to work, funding may reportedly be pulled by the federal government that is earmarked for COVID-19 sanitation in New York. A New York Daily News report said that President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to strip millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid from the state that could impact sanitizing protocols that have been put in place. Since the outbreak began in early March, FEMA has assisted states with funding to assist in combating the spread of COVID-19 by providing aid to disinfect schools, transit stations, an…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week COVID-19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week
Covid-19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week The deadline for schools to submit potential reopening plans has come, and the state will now make a determination on when and how classes will resume in the fall amid the COVID-19 outbreak. School districts had until Friday, July 31 to submit potential reopening plans which include in-person, remote, and hybrid-learning options. Schools have been discussing options since the State Board of Education provided guidance to districts on Monday, July 13. Plans must include how schools proposals to reduce capacity in the classroom, cafeterias, and buses, potentially staggered admission times, an…

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by Zak Failla