White Plains
Schools
These Westchester School Districts Named Best Communities For Music Education These Westchester School Districts Named Best Communities For Music Education
These Westchester School Districts Named Best Communities For Music Education Several school districts in Westchester and Putnam counties are being recognized as amongst the best in the entire nation for music education.  A total of 10 school districts across both counties have been named winners of the Best Communities for Music Education Award for 2024 by the NAMM Foundation.  These districts are some of only 975 across the country to receive the award, which recognizes "outstanding" efforts from teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders who make sure students can include music as part of their education, according to th…

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by Ben Crnic
Monmouth
Schools
Marlboro Teacher Accused Of Touching Student In Hallway Slapped With Disorderly Persons Offense Marlboro Teacher Accused Of Touching Student In Hallway Slapped With Disorderly Persons Offense
Marlboro Teacher Accused Of Touching Student In Hallway Slapped With Disorderly Persons Offense A Marlboro middle school teacher accused by a parent of assaulting a student in the hallway has been slapped with a disorderly persons offense. On Friday, April 19, Jenna Sciabica, 38, was charged with one count of harassment-offensive touching, which is considered a petty disorderly persons offense, in connection with a March 13 incident, Marlboro police and online records say. Teacher Jenna Sciabica charged after inappropriate touching claim https://t.co/oR03iOdUtf — Avi Lehrer (@lehrer_avi) April 21, 2024 The incident involved "offensive touching over the clothes" in the hallway of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Montgomery MD
Schools
Knife-Wielding Trespasser Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place' Order At John F. Kennedy High School Knife-Wielding Trespasser Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place' Order At John F. Kennedy High School
Knife-Wielding Trespasser Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place' Order At John F. Kennedy High School A knife-wielding trespasser who had an altercation with a student at a Montgomery County high school has been apprehended after forcing the building to enter into a shelter-in-place status. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday morning, a trespasser was reported at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring when a person came onto school grounds during lunch.  Officials say that the trespasser got into an incident with one student, and when others approached a knife was introduced. Security responded and disarmed the trespasser, and they were able to secure him in a room at around 11…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Schools
West Islip Man Who Embezzled $8.4M From Private School To Buy Cars, Beach Houses Gets Prison West Islip Man Who Embezzled $8.4M From Private School To Buy Cars, Beach Houses Gets Prison
West Islip Man Who Embezzled $8.4M From Private School To Buy Cars, Beach Houses Gets Prison A former employee at a Long Island private school who lived the high life after embezzling millions of dollars will spend years in prison. David Ostrove, age 52, of West Islip, was sentenced to between 8 ⅓ and 25 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, April 17, following his conviction for grand larceny and money laundering. Prosecutors said Ostrove transferred over $8.4 million from Williston Park’s Schechter School of Long Island into his own personal accounts between March 2014 and April 2022. Earlier Report: West Islip Man Embezzled $8.4M From Private School, Boug…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mercer
Schools
Robbinsville Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say Robbinsville Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say
Robbinsville Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say Three students at a preschool in Mercer County were hit and grabbed aggressively by a childcare teacher, authorities said. In one of the incidents at the Malvern School on Route 33 in Robbinsville, the teacher's slap caused a nosebleed, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Another incident caused a visible injury to an arm, the paperwork says. Ekta Dwarkesh, 45, of South Brunswick, is charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child by abuse or neglect, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Surveillance video from the school…

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by Jon Craig
Chester
Schools
Pair Arrested for Violent Threats Toward Chester County Middle School, Police Say Pair Arrested for Violent Threats Toward Chester County Middle School, Police Say
Pair Arrested for Violent Threats Toward Chester County Middle School, Police Say Two 14-year-old boys were taken into custody after police said they lodged threats against Avong Grove Middle School.  Troopers were called to the school, 257 State Road in London Grove Township, on Tuesday, April 16.  The suspects were identified and arrested early Wednesday, April 17, according to authorities.  State police said they will "continue to support the Avon Grove School District." 

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by Mac Bullock
Prince George's
Schools
Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home
Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home One person was injured after a school bus smashed through the front of a home in Prince George's County on Thursday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m. on April 18, first responders were called to the 10000 block of Riggs Road in Hyattsville, where there was a school bus that struck a house, leading to a collapse investigation. The scene of the crash in Prince George's County. Prince George's County Fire/EMS No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, though the driver was taken by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. …

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by Zak Failla
Essex NJ
Schools
South Orange Student Hospitalized After 'Blackout Challenge' South Orange Student Hospitalized After 'Blackout Challenge'
South Orange Student Hospitalized After 'Blackout Challenge' A student at an Essex County middle school was hospitalized on Tuesday, April 16, after he tried the "blackout challenge." Two students at South Orange Middle School took part in the dangerous stunt, popular on social media, which involves holding one's breath to the point of passing out, Lynn Irby Hill, the principal, said in a letter to parents. The first student passed out but was treated by the nursing staff, Irby Hill said. The second student had difficulty resuming breathing and was taken to a hospital by ambulance for further evaluation, Irby Hill said. Assistant Principal Jim Waldro…

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by Sam Barron
Camden
Schools
'White Student Union:' Officials Remain Tight-Lipped On Racial Probe At Collingswood HS 'White Student Union:' Officials Remain Tight-Lipped On Racial Probe At Collingswood HS
'White Student Union:' Officials Remain Tight-Lipped On Racial Probe At Collingswood HS An unofficial high school club accused of racial bias is under investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and local police. Members of a non-sanctioned club at Collingswood High School called the "White Student Union" allegedly spew racist slurs against some students, according to a report by 6abc.com. Students told the news outlet that the behavior has been getting worse.  "This is an active and ongoing investigation by the Collingswood Police Department and the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office," said Donna Weaver, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor. "As such, we are n…

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by Jon Craig
Ocean
Schools
Seaside Heights Voters Reject Merger With Toms River School District: Unofficial Results Seaside Heights Voters Reject Merger With Toms River School District: Unofficial Results
Seaside Heights Voters Reject Merger With Toms River School District: Unofficial Results Seaside Heights voters rejected a plan to merge the island borough's school district with the Toms River Regional School District. According to unofficial results, 232 voters in Seaside Heights voted "no" on the merger, while 167 voters said "yes" in the referendum on Tuesday, Apr. 16. The plan would have eventually closed the Seaside district's only school Hugh J. Boyd, Jr. Elementary School. Mainland voters overwhelmingly approved the merger plan, which would have gone into effect in the 2024-25 school year. In Beachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River, and Toms River, 7,186 voters sai…

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by Chris Spiker
Montgomery MD
Schools
Employee Caught With Gun On Campus Of Forest Oaks Middle School: Police Employee Caught With Gun On Campus Of Forest Oaks Middle School: Police
Employee Caught With Gun On Campus Of Forest Oaks Middle School: Police A District man working at a Maryland middle school is facing charges for bringing a gun on campus, officials say. William Broadus Coleman, 30, a building service manager at Forest Oak Middle School in Montgomery County was arrested on Tuesday for possession of a loaded privately manufactured handgun, according to the Gaithersburg Police Department. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on April 16, officers were called to the school in the 600 block of Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard, where there were reports of a staff member who was in possession of a firearm. During the investigation, police say that offi…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich
Schools
New Principal Named At Middle School In Greenwich: 'I Am So Honored' New Principal Named At Middle School In Greenwich: 'I Am So Honored'
New Principal Named At Middle School In Greenwich: 'I Am So Honored' After a decade of serving as assistant principal, an experienced educator will now take the helm of a Fairfield County middle school. In an announcement on Friday, April 12, Greenwich Public Schools Superintendent Toni Jones revealed that Suzanne Coyne would serve as the next principal of Western Middle School effective on Monday, July 1.  Coyne's appointment comes only weeks after being named interim principal on Wednesday, March 13. Jones explained that she instantly rose to the challenge of the role.  "Ms. Suzanne Coyne received overwhelming positive feedback from th…

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by Ben Crnic