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School District In Westchester Names New Superintendent School District In Westchester Names New Superintendent
School District In Westchester 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 In Westchester Votes To Charge President With Misconduct For Social Media Posts School Board In Westchester Votes To Charge President With Misconduct For Social Media Posts
School Board In Westchester Votes To Charge President With Misconduct For Social Media Posts 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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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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