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There Aren't Enough Bus Drivers To Pick Up Students At Three School Districts In Area There Aren't Enough Bus Drivers To Pick Up Students At Three School Districts In Area
There Aren't Enough Bus Drivers To Pick Up Students At Three School Districts In Area Several Hudson Valley school districts have been left scrambling at the beginning of the school year as they contend with the national bus driver shortage. The East Ramapo School District in Rockland County, and the Pine Bush and Newburgh school districts in Orange County began the new year with a lack of drivers to pick up students, forcing parents to make adjustments on the fly and the cancellation of some classes. Related story - Bus Driver Shortage To Affect Large Westchester District On First Day Of School In those districts, parents have been asked to drive students to school or…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School District In Hudson Valley Extends Remote Learning COVID-19: School District In Hudson Valley Extends Remote Learning
Covid-19: School District In Hudson Valley Extends Remote Learning A Hudson Valley school district near one of the state’s largest COVID-19 clusters will be keeping students out of the classroom longer to avoid the spread of the virus. Interim East Ramapo Schools Superintendent Ray Giamartino said that all schools in the district will extend its remote learning for the next two weeks, through at least Monday, Oct. 26. The decision was made following guidance from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and the district will continue remote learning during the 14-day stretch. “Please know that it remains a district-wide expectation that all students will be p…

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by Zak Failla
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Measles Outbreak Spreads To Public School In Rockland Measles Outbreak Spreads To Public School In Rockland
Measles Outbreak Spreads To Public School In Rockland The first case of measles at a public elementary school was reported Friday in Rockland County. The new case, at Hempstead Elementary School, is the first case at a public school since the outbreak began in Rockland County in late September. The East Ramapo School District and the school were notified on Friday by the Rockland County Department of Health, said John G. Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County. Because the case occurred after the 21 day incubation period had ended so no students will need to be excluded at this time, Lyon said. "RCDOH instructed the school, through a l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Voters OK School Budgets, Except In One District Rockland Voters OK School Budgets, Except In One District
Rockland Voters OK School Budgets, Except In One District Every school district in Rockland County, except one, passed proposed school budgets for 2018-19 on Tuesday: East Ramapo taxpayers, by a vote of 3,342 to 2,728, rejected a proposed $237.3 million budget, which would have increased spending by 2.7 percent next year. The East Ramapo School District and its Board of Education now have to develop a revised budget proposal for a second vote. If that one is defeated, the district would revert to a contingency budget.  All other school spending propositions in Rockland County were approved by voters. A summary of those ballot issues was reported .…

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by Jon Craig