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Long Island High School Gets $150K Grant To Field Fall Sports Teams Long Island High School Gets $150K Grant To Field Fall Sports Teams
Long Island High School Gets $150K Grant To Field Fall Sports Teams A struggling Long Island school district will receive a hefty grant from the Suffolk County Police Department in an attempt to keep athletics alive for students. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced that Wyandanch High School will receive a $150,000 grant to help restore its sports program. Earlier this year, 123 school districts on Long Island saw their budgets passed, with only voters in Wyandanch rejecting a proposed $77.8 million spending plan that represented a 40.93 percent tax increase. 
“Whether it is football, basketball, volleyball or any other sport, we have to prov…

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by Zak Failla
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Wyandanch Schools Superintendent Suspended After School Board Vote Wyandanch Schools Superintendent Suspended After School Board Vote
Wyandanch Schools Superintendent Suspended After School Board Vote A veteran schools superintendent on Long Island has been removed from her position amid financial turmoil in the district that has led to unrest in the community. The Wyandanch School Board voted to suspend Superintendent Mary Jones with pay after the district became the only on Long Island to fail to pass its proposed budget twice, forcing it to operate on a contingency budget. The reduced budget has forced the layoffs of dozens of faculty and other employees, with much of the blame reportedly falling on Jones’ shoulders. The vote reportedly came as the district seeks to go in a different …

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by Zak Failla