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Free Breakfast, Lunch Program Launches At Long Island School District Free Breakfast, Lunch Program Launches At Long Island School District
Free Breakfast, Lunch Program Launches At Long Island School District A new program will provide students at every grade level free meals throughout the school day, a district on Long Island announced. Starting Friday, March 1, students in the Connetquot School District, located in Islip, will be able to get breakfast and lunch for free, the district announced. The measure includes all students at the following schools: Edward J. Bosti Elementary School; Cherokee Street Elementary School; Helen B. Duffield Elementary School; John Pearl Elementary School; Edith L. Slocum Elementary School; Sycamore Avenue Elementary School; Oakdale-Bohemia Elementar…

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by Sophie Grieser
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New Principal Named At This Long Island School New Principal Named At This Long Island School
New Principal Named At This Long Island School A Long Island school has appointed its new principal, school officials announced. On Thursday, June 29, East Islip Middle School announced the appointment of Michael Hansen as its new principal in the wake of previous principal Bill Brennen’s retirement, officials at East Islip Union Free School District announced. Hansen previously was the district’s science and math director, and before that served as East Islip High School’s assistant principal. He spent the 22 years prior to his time at East Islip at the Connetquot School District, where he was a science teacher and then dean of stu…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Mix Up Of School Bus Schedules Causes Scare On Long Island, Police Say Mix Up Of School Bus Schedules Causes Scare On Long Island, Police Say
Mix Up Of School Bus Schedules Causes Scare On Long Island, Police Say A mix-up of school bus schedules on Long Island caused a scare when a strange driver and school bus attempted to pick up students. The incident took place in Ronkonkoma around 7:15 a.m., Monday, Sept. 12 on Baeck Street, said the Suffolk County Police. According to a message sent to parents of the Connetquot School District, a yellow mini-bus pulled up with the words Route 13 on the side and a driver that none of the students recognized. The driver, described as a middle-aged, dark-skinned man with an accent, called one of the students by name and kept telling them to get on the bus, the m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
COVID-19: School District In Nassau County Ends Mask Mandate COVID-19: School District In Nassau County Ends Mask Mandate
Covid-19: School District In Nassau County Ends Mask Mandate At least one school district on Long Island will not be adhering to the state's mask mandates for students and staff as the COVID-19 numbers in the region begin to show improvement. The Massapequa Board of Education voted to make it optional for students and staff members to wear a mask on school property when the state-ordered mask mandate ends on Monday, Feb. 21. Earlier story - COVID-19: Long Island School District To File Suit Over Mask Mandate 
“The board has spent more than two years reviewing covid health and safety measures and we believe that our educational community will remain…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
New Update: Long Island Schools Announce Closures For Thursday New Update: Long Island Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
New Update: Long Island Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Long Island schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Babylon School District, closed Baldwin School District, closed Bayport-Blue Point School District, closed Bay Shore School District, closed Bellmore-Merrick Central School District, closed BOCES Eastern Suffolk, closed BOCES Nassau, closed BOCES Western Suffolk, closed Central Islip School District, closed Cold Spring Harbor School District, closed Commack School District, closed Comsewogue School District, closed Connetquot School District, closed Copiague School Dis…

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by Daily Voice
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COVID-19: Six New Positive Cases Reported At Long Island School Districts COVID-19: Six New Positive Cases Reported At Long Island School Districts
Covid-19: Six New Positive Cases Reported At Long Island School Districts A pair of Long Island school districts are on high alert after new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in students and staff members. This week, the Connetquot School District reported one student at Oakdale Bohemia Middle School and a staff member at Sycamore Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. In Nassau County, there were three new cases confirmed at Schreiber High School in the Port Washington School District, prompting a temporary closure of the building to allow for contact tracing and disinfecting. An individual at Guggenheim Elementary School also tested positive f…

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by Zak Failla
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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