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Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit
Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit A pair of twins endured relentless bullying at their Long Island school—physical assaults, cruel taunts, and even the circulation of an illicit photo—while their parents begged administrators for help, only to be met with silence and retaliation, a federal lawsuit alleges. The suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York in February, accuses the Patchogue-Medford School District of failing to protect the male and female students from relentless bullying, harassment, and discrimination—despite repeated pleas for help. District officials ignored formal complaints, failed to intervene in da…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Mystery Man On Bike Stalks Girl Outside East Islip School, Mom Warns Other Parents Mystery Man On Bike Stalks Girl Outside East Islip School, Mom Warns Other Parents
Mystery Man On Bike Stalks Girl Outside East Islip School, Mom Warns Other Parents A Long Island mother is urging parents to stay alert after her 11-year-old daughter was allegedly followed by a man on a bicycle near her middle school. In a post shared on in the “Islip Terrace and All of the Islips” Facebook group on Tuesday, March 18, Charine Andersen detailed the unsettling encounter that took place as her daughter was leaving East Islip Middle School on Spur Drive. A Hispanic man in his 60s rode up to her daughter and spoke to her, but she couldn’t fully understand what he was saying—except for the words “bunny” or “hunny," she said. When the girl asked him to repeat h…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
11 Students Hospitalized After THC Gummies Handed Out At Suffolk County School 11 Students Hospitalized After THC Gummies Handed Out At Suffolk County School
11 Students Hospitalized After THC Gummies Handed Out At Suffolk County School Around a dozen students were sickened after ingesting marijuana gummies at a Long Island middle school. A student at William Floyd Middle School in Moriches handed out edible THC gummies to around a dozen students who became ill on Monday morning, March 3, the William Floyd School District confirmed. Suffolk County Police and medics responded to the campus at around 11:15 a.m. for reports that multiple students had overdosed.  In all, 11 students were taken to local hospitals for treatment, district officials said. No additional details were given. “We are grateful to our first respo…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Student Threatened 'Mass Harm' At Suffolk County High School, Police Say Student Threatened 'Mass Harm' At Suffolk County High School, Police Say
Student Threatened 'Mass Harm' At Suffolk County High School, Police Say A student is accused of making threats against a Long Island high school. Officers responded to Huntington High School at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb, 11, after being tipped off that a student had made a “threat of mass harm” against the campus on Snapchat, Suffolk County Police said. Following an investigation, Second Precinct officers arrested a female student, 18, on suspicion of making a threat of mass harm. She was expected to undergo evaluation and be arraigned at a later date. Authorities did not publicize the student’s name or speculate on a possible motive for the alleged thre…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Suffolk School Staffer Fired Over 'Troubling' Social Media Posts Suffolk School Staffer Fired Over 'Troubling' Social Media Posts
Suffolk School Staffer Fired Over 'Troubling' Social Media Posts A recently hired staffer at a Long Island high school is out of a job after troubling social media posts surfaced. Administrators at Smithtown High School East contacted the Suffolk County Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 18, after discovering what the district described as a series of “troubling” posts the employee shared online. Officers with the Fourth Precinct Crime Section reviewed the content and determined they were not criminal and posed no credible threat, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. The employee, who school officials said had recently been hired, wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed.  The boy's brother, a 13-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School In Suffolk County Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School In Suffolk County
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School In Suffolk County A teenager was apprehended after authorities say he brought a gun to his school on Long Island. The 14-year-old at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach was being interviewed by a school administrator on an unrelated matter when the student was found to have a loaded gun.  School officials contacted police early Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Suffolk County PD Seventh Squad detectives with: Criminal possession of a weapon, Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The boy was held overnight at…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Bomb Threat Sent To High School On Long Island For Second Straight Day New Bomb Threat Sent To High School On Long Island For Second Straight Day
New Bomb Threat Sent To High School On Long Island For Second Straight Day A high school on Long Island had to be cleared for the second straight day after a new bomb threat.The latest incident happened around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale. An anonymous person sent a message through a crisis chat message system that bombs had been placed around the school grounds, according to Nassau County Police.  The school was cleared with negative results and reopened to students and faculty.  Homeland Security responded to the scene.  Earlier report - Students At Kellenberg HS Forced To Wait Outside As Polic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Students At HS On Long Island Forced To Wait Outside As Police Scour High School For Bombs Students At HS On Long Island Forced To Wait Outside As Police Scour High School For Bombs
Students At HS On Long Island Forced To Wait Outside As Police Scour High School For Bombs Police on Long Island say the bomb threat made against a high school was a hoax.  Kellenberg Memorial High School, at 1400 Glenn Curtiss Blvd., in Uniondale was alerted to the call just after 7 a.m., Nassau County authorities said.  The call was made anonymously to the 988 Lifeline, a suicide and crisis hotline. The caller claimed to have planted bombs around the school grounds.  Police and Homeland Security agents had teachers and students wait outside until they deemed the area safe.  Officers are investigating who made the call. 

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Teen Duo Charged After Knife Found At Sachem North High School In Lake Ronkonkoma Teen Duo Charged After Knife Found At Sachem North High School In Lake Ronkonkoma
Teen Duo Charged After Knife Found At Sachem North High School In Lake Ronkonkoma Two teens have been charged following a dispute that allegedly prompted  one of them to bring a knife to school on Long Island. A 15-year-old boy displayed the knife at his bus stop and was met by staff members as he exited the bus at Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma, according to Suffolk County Police. The knife was recovered, and police were notified. The teen was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. A further investigation by Suffolk County PD Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers determined that the teen had previously been th…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School
Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School This story has been updated. A crash involving a school bus in Westchester left a kindergarten student and his mother dead.  New, updated report - New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Fatally Struck By School Bus In Mamaroneck The incident happened on Thursday morning, June 20 around 8:30 a.m., when the student and his mother were struck by a vehicle while walking to the Mamaroneck Avenue School on Mamaroneck Avenue, according to the Mamaroneck Union Free School District.  According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, investigators found that a school bus w…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To School In Greenlawn Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To School In Greenlawn
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To School In Greenlawn A teenage girl has been accused of threatening mass harm to a school on Long Island. An Old Field Middle School official in Greenlawn notified police about the threat Friday afternoon, May 17. The school searched the teen's locker, Suffolk County Police said. She was arrested at the school at approximately 4:30 p.m. and charged with making a threat of mass harm, a Class B misdemeanor.  Her name has not been released due to her status as a minor. She will be arraigned in Suffolk County Family Court at a later date.

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by Joe Lombardi