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Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say
Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say A Long Island school principal has been the subject of harassment “with a racial tone,” prompting a police investigation, officials announced. Syosset Central School District Superintendent Tom Rogers sent a letter to the community advising that Grove Elementary School Principal Mi Jung An has been the recipient of anonymous letters and that small handmade signs were placed near the school on Colony Lane, though it is unclear what was posted on them. “The district immediately reported each of these events to the Nassau Police and has been actively supporting their subsequent investigation,”…

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COVID-19: Cornell University Reports Nearly 900 Student Cases In Past Week COVID-19: Cornell University Reports Nearly 900 Student Cases In Past Week
Covid-19: Cornell University Reports Nearly 900 Student Cases In Past Week Confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to increase at Cornell University a day after the university announced it was moving to Alert Level Red. According to Cornell's COVID-19 dashboard, 276 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, bringing the total number of students to test positive for COVID-19 between Tuesday, Dec. 7, and Monday, Dec. 13, to 883. Earlier report - COVID-19: Cornell Shutting Campus, Moving To 'Alert Level Red' After Rapid Spread Of Virus On Tuesday, Dec. 14, Cornell University President Martha Pollack said the university would be implementing new safety measures, includin…

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Connecticut School Board Member Punched, Knocked Down During Public Hearing Connecticut School Board Member Punched, Knocked Down During Public Hearing
Connecticut School Board Member Punched, Knocked Down During Public Hearing A school board member in Connecticut was punched during a contentious meeting meant to be about a high school mascot. In Hartford County, a man punched a board of education member during a special meeting held in Glastonbury to discuss the high school’s mascot, which was changed from the Tomahawks to the Guardians last year, much to the dismay of some. During the meeting, tensions rose, and a fight broke out between someone in attendance and a board of education member during a break in the mascot discussion. It is unclear what caused the fight. Last year, the district moved to change the …

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COVID-19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases COVID-19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases
Covid-19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases With the number of COVID-19 cases mounting among students and staff, a Long Island high school is going remote for the rest of the year to help curtail the spread of the virus. The East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School transitioned to its distance learning model as of Wednesday, Dec. 15 after confirming 20 more cases in students and three in staff members. With the newly confirmed cases, there are now approximately 100 students in quarantine, representing nearly 25 percent of the entire school population. According to district officials, through contact tracing, it was determined that mo…

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Long Island High School Goes Remote After Threat Long Island High School Goes Remote After Threat
Long Island High School Goes Remote After Threat Two threats to a Long Island high school prompted district officials to transition students to its remote learning plan as police investigate. The threats were made targeting the West Babylon Senior High School on Friday, Dec. 10, which led the district to switch to its distance learning model amid the investigation. According to police, a threat was posted on social media on Thursday, Dec. 9 from that appeared to show the student with a gun and the words "I'll start shooting, I hate that school.” “As a result of some concerning images and threatening language that was shared with the high…

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SUNY Chancellor Resigns Amid Backlash Over Cuomo Accuser Comments SUNY Chancellor Resigns Amid Backlash Over Cuomo Accuser Comments
SUNY Chancellor Resigns Amid Backlash Over Cuomo Accuser Comments Another domino has fallen in the wake of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation over sexual harassment claims by former employees. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, once one of Cuomo’s closest advisors, announced that he was stepping away amid calls for his resignation after he made disparaging comments about one of the former governor’s accusers. Malatras’ resignation takes effect on Friday, Jan. 14. 
“I have had no higher honor in my lifetime in public service than serving as the 14th Chancellor of the State University of New York," Malatras’ resignation letter began. "I'm proud to …

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NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack
NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack A school district was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down the district’s computer system and disrupted its technology infrastructure. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 on Long Island, the Riverhead Central School District alerted the community that they were experiencing an “outage” with their Internet and email accounts. According to school officials, the outage was caused by a ransomware attack, district faculty and staff have been notified of the incident, and local police have been advised of the situation. Related story - Long Island School District Victim Of Ransomware A…

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Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester
Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester Students at a school in the area staged a temporary walkout in solidarity for a classmate after a staffer reportedly made a racially insensitive comment to a student-athlete in Westchester County. An investigation has been launched at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, the school's president, Brother Thomas R. Leto, announced in a statement after the administration was made aware of the comment over the weekend reportedly made on Friday, Nov. 19, reporting it immediately to authorities. In response, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, students staged the brief walkout in support of the student and to speak out a…

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Five Employees At Long Island School District Reassigned Amid Sex Abuse Probe Five Employees At Long Island School District Reassigned Amid Sex Abuse Probe
Five Employees At Long Island School District Reassigned Amid Sex Abuse Probe Multiple employees at a Long Island school district have been reassigned following allegations of alleged sexual abuse. In Suffolk County, at least five more employees have been reassigned at the Babylon Union Free School District following “disturbing” allegations that were made regarding a teacher earlier this month. Original story - 'Disturbing Allegations' Lead To Resignation Of High School Teacher In NY The announcement of the reassignments came after hundreds of students walked out on Tuesday, Nov. 16 to show support and solidarity for the alleged victims who have already come forwar…

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COVID-19: Hochul Introduces New Incentive Program To Get Kids Vaccinated COVID-19: Hochul Introduces New Incentive Program To Get Kids Vaccinated
Covid-19: Hochul Introduces New Incentive Program To Get Kids Vaccinated New York is coming up with fresh ways to encourage younger residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state’s “Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate” incentive scholarship that will provide an extra reason for New Yorkers between the ages of 5 and 11 to get vaccinated. The five-week public outreach campaign will run through Sunday, Dec. 19, consisting of a series of statewide drawings to increase awareness of the availability and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Each week, parents of children who get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible…

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NY State Examining Cases Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Student-Athletes NY State Examining Cases Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Student-Athletes
NY State Examining Cases Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Student-Athletes New York State is set to begin examining cases of unexpected cardiac arrest in student-athletes under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. This week, Hochul announced that the state would be establishing rules for monitoring students who show signs of cardiac arrest, as well as new treatments for the problem following a push from a mother whose son died playing basketball at school in 2009. At 17 years old, Dominic Murray collapsed and died on the basketball court at Farmingdale State College. According to his family, no one knew that Murray suffered from a congenital heart defect that…

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COVID-19: College Enrollment Saw Biggest Two-Year Drop In Half A Century COVID-19: College Enrollment Saw Biggest Two-Year Drop In Half A Century
Covid-19: College Enrollment Saw Biggest Two-Year Drop In Half A Century Student enrollment in colleges across the United States continues to decline with no signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic-related decline in 2020, according to a new report.  This year's fall undergraduate enrollment numbers were down 3.2 percent nationwide, National Clearinghouse Student Research Center said in a report on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The previous fall, enrollment fell by 3.4 percent, the research center said.  According to CNBC, this is the largest two-year enrollment drop the country has seen in 50 years.  While undergraduate enrollment fell across all sect…

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