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This week's letter to the Editor comes in response to recent claims of discrimination in East Rockaway schools.
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4/28/22
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Standing before the East Rockaway Board of Education on March 22, Lucy Pozo fought back tears, telling the board that it had “failed me, and I’m glad to be graduating in three months’ time.”
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By Mike Smollins
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3/31/22
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If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . .
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3/24/22
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These days, we smile or roll our eyes when we hear the term “fashion police,” but leading up to the Nixon administration, wearing the wrong outfit could land an otherwise innocent young woman in hot water.
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3/3/22
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In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy.
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1/13/22
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The debate over masking children in schools has intensified in Lynbrook and East Rockaway after County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference on Jan. 3, at which he announced that he signed executive orders directing local boards of education to vote later this month on whether their district should mandate mask use.
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By Cristina Arroyo, Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins
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1/13/22
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The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality.
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By Alan Singer
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8/19/21
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An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . .
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8/12/21
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Summer vacation for students this year follows almost a year and a half of coronavirus shutdowns and precautions. The learning loss during school closures was significant, and unless steps are taken, the U.S. risks the education of a generation of young people.
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By Alan Singer
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7/8/21
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