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Despite state-wide mandates requiring masks be work in schools set in motion a few months ago, parents from the community are still fighting to have the local government reevaluate the ethicality of such mandates with the hope to have them removed all together.

Fight continues for children to take off their masks

Save Our Schools, or SOS, is a grassroots organization intent on bringing transparency to parents and taxpayers across the town, county, state and country. The organization says they work to protect … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 11/26/21

Mount Sinai has sent out 14 letters of separation to staff who have not shown proof of vaccination by the state's mandated deadline of Sept. 27.

Mount Sinai staff accept vaccine mandate

Local hospitals are in the midst of dismissing staff who refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccine after a state mandate took effect in late September. Oceanside’s Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital has seen few of its staff dismissed and is now reviewing applications for religious and medical exemptions. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 10/14/21

Mask debate rages on in Oceanside

Under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s direction, the New York State Department of Health mandated on Aug. 27 that all public and private school students in grades pre-K to 12 must wear masks in school this fall. The Oceanside School District voted Aug. 31 to formalize its mask requirement. Still, the debate raged on, with many parents signaling their frustration with the mandate during the 75-minute meeting. The board, though, stood by its unanimous decision to abide by state guidelines requiring masks. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 9/9/21

The Baldwin Board of Education voted on a reopening plan for 2021-22 based on State Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control recommendations.

Baldwin district approves reopening plans

The Baldwin Board of Education held a special meeting Aug. 23 at which members voted on the district’s 2021-22 reopening plan, which will follow State Department of Education and Centers for … more

9/4/21

New York must require masks in school

New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers. Thank you, Governor. more

8/26/21

Parents have offered differing opinions on a mask mandate for students at South Side High School and other Rockville Centre schools this September.

Rockville Centre parents offer mixed reaction on in-school mask mandates

Rockville Centre School District officials recently announced that all students will be required to wear masks indoors and on buses at the start of the school year — a decision that has been met with mixed reactions from parents. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/18/21

Maryanne Pedersen is the South Side High School representative for Rockville Centre’s Special Education Partners, or SEP.

Remove the requirement for South Side High School students to take International Baccalaureate courses

I am writing not only on behalf of SEP, but also on behalf of special education students at the high school who have conditions such as dyslexia, brain injuries, neurologic disorders and significant reading deficits — some read at an elementary school level. more

By Maryanne Pedersen | 11/23/18

Hoping for the best in what looks like a big year

As the new year begins, it’s a good time to take stock of the tumultuous year in Washington that’s just ended, and to express the hope of a more congenial 2018. more

1/4/18

Cast your ballot for Bellmore-Merrick school budgets

It’s an easy call to endorse the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s 2016-17 budget, which comes in at a little more than $147.7 million. more

5/12/16

State should extend the tax cap

New York state’s tax cap on school districts and local municipalities is set to expire next year, but the State Legislature could, before this year’s session ends later this month, vote to extend it. We would like to see . . . more

6/4/15

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