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Woman Stole $220K Intended For NY School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA Woman Stole $220K Intended For NY School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA
Woman Stole $220K Intended For NY School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA A Queens woman is accused of stealing more than $220,000 in funds meant for a Westchester County school district that serves vulnerable students, prosecutors announced.  On Thursday morning, Aug. 21, 26-year-old Nataly Ramos Allende was arraigned in Mount Pleasant Justice Court on two counts of second-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree grand larceny in connection with her alleged theft from the Mount Pleasant Cottage School Union Free School District, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege that Ramos Allende created a fa…

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by Ben Crnic
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Bell-To-Bell Ban: NY Schools Have Days Left To Finalize Smartphone Restrictions Bell-To-Bell Ban: NY Schools Have Days Left To Finalize Smartphone Restrictions
Bell-To-Bell Ban: NY Schools Have Days Left To Finalize Smartphone Restrictions “More learning, less scrolling:” That’s the message behind New York’s new Distraction-Free Schools Law, which will restrict smartphone use from the first bell to the last across K-12 public schools starting this fall. Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted a roundtable on Monday, July 14, with Capital Region school leaders and the state teachers union to discuss how the statewide ban will be implemented when the 2025-2026 school year begins. The new law — signed earlier this year — requires all public school districts to publish their distraction-free device policies by Friday, August 1. Nearly 150 distr…

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by Michael Mashburn