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Monique Darrisaw-Akil

17-Year-Old Stabbed 'Several' Times At Long Island High School 17-Year-Old Stabbed 'Several' Times At Long Island High School
17-Year-Old Stabbed 'Several' Times At Long Island High School A 17-year-old boy is recovering after being stabbed several times at a Long Island high school, authorities said. The incident occurred at around 2:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, in Uniondale outside of Uniondale High School, according to Nassau County Police Investigators said two boys got into an argument when the 15-year-old suspect stabbed the victim once in the neck, once in the back, and once in the abdominal area. The teen suspect fled the scene and was later arrested. The victim was taken to Nassau University Medical Center and is listed in stable condition, police said. No other stude…
COVID-19: School District In Nassau County Goes Remote After Rise In Cases COVID-19: School District In Nassau County Goes Remote After Rise In Cases
Covid-19: School District In Nassau County Goes Remote After Rise In Cases Another school district on Long Island was forced to go remote due to the recent spike in new COVID-19 cases. In Nassau County, the Uniondale School District faced a staffing and student shortage, and the number required to quarantine led to a host of fresh absences, Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil said. Due to the number of outages, officials announced that the district’s secondary schools - the Uniondale High School, Turtle Hook Middle School, and Lawrence Road Middle School - would be going remote through the end of the week ending on Friday, Jan. 14. During the break, staff was sc…