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Mariachi classes are taught at Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Community members gathered at a ceremony at Farmingdale High School to rename two streets in honor of Beatrice Ferrari and Gina Pellettiere, who died in a band bus crash last year. 

'Their time with us will never be forgotten'

A kindergartner in East Meadow was dropped off at the wrong school bus stop more than two miles from his day care center on the first day of school. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'I don't even have words for that' 

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is investigating a discrimination complaint based on color and national origin against the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District over a teacher's classroom discussions about Israel, according to documents on the department's website.

Feds investigating a discrimination complaint against Bellmore-Merrick Central High School

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The cases stem from a state investigation into former Amityville nurse Julie DeVuono and her practice, Wild Child Pediatrics.

56 students faced removal over Wild Child vaccinations, lawsuit says

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State funds totaling about $4.5 million will help with projects like the replacement of some windows in Bellmore and an archive document center in Oceanside.

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A yearlong grace period protecting borrowers from being reported to credit bureaus ended on Oct. 1.

State warns student borrowers over expired grace period

The proposal, to go before voters Oct. 24, is split into two projects, one of which would expand prekindergarten. The forum will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the high school.

Carle Place schools community forum Thursday on $16M bond proposal

Authors of the report said transgender and questioning persons "experience stigma, discrimination and social marginalization related to their gender as a result of institutionalized social norms."

CDC: 3% of U.S. high school students are transgender, many face discrimination

Tenth Avenue at Woodward Parkway was renamed in honor of Gina Pellettiere, the longtime band leader, and 11th Avenue in honor of Beatrice Ferrari, band chaperone and a global studies teacher in Farmingdale schools for 32 years.

Streets renamed for beloved educators who died in Farmingdale band bus crash

"He could have tried to cross Merrick Avenue and been hit by a car," the kindergartner's father said as a petition criticizing the actions of some of the bus company's drivers gained signatures Tuesday.

School bus company under fire after 5-year-old student left at wrong stop

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The Bay Shore school district will pay $20.25 million to five former students involved in sex abuse lawsuits. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'This is some kind of closure for them'

Lakeville Elementary School in Great Neck and South Grove Elementary School in Syosset were among 21 in New York State to be named 2024 National Blue Ribbon winners.

Two LI elementary schools named top in region

Students at Walt Whitman High School and Calhoun High School are embracing the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. 

'I'm really excited to be a part of the future'

A school and community mourns and remembers those lost and injured in the marching band bus crash in September 2023. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We have grown as a community'

Administrators of Half Hollow Hills High School West are accused of censorship and discrimination after erasing a pro-Palestinian piece of art. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'I feel deeply offended'

Following demonstrations on the Stony Brook University campus last spring, pro-Palestinian protests again took place Thursday, the first of this current school year. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

SBU demonstrations over war in Gaza resume

Hofstra students watched Tuesday night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports. 

'I'm here for the history of it'

The state voided vaccination records for 133 kids from Long Island because they were falsified by a former Amityville nurse practitioner who was arrested two years ago for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, health officials said.

The affected students have 14 days to start getting vaccinated 

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion examine the factors influencing the number of school bus tickets issued and Long Islanders' reactions.

'A lot of people feel aggrieved'

After Joney Bermudez was laid off from his job at Capital One, he decided to go back to school and earned a degree in teaching. Now at 33, he's a teacher at Roosevelt High School. 

'I've always loved to teach kids' 

All middle school students in the district will be required to lock up their cell phones in pouches for the entire school day. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  

Some parents say they won't allow their kids to comply 

Newsday business reporter Tory Parrish talks about how more parents are thrift-shopping for back-to-school supplies.

'Trying to cut costs'

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