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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.

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 

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Riddhi Das and Arjun Airen co-founded Paper Parcels, an organization that teaches students how to make origami that is then gifted to elderly residents at local senior living facilities.

Hometown Hero: Teens teach kids to make gifts for older LIers

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Administrators of Half Hollow Hills High School West were accused of censorship and discrimination after erasing a pro-Palestinian symbol a senior painted on her school parking spot. School officials say it was politically controversial.

Removal of LI student's pro-Palestine watermelon art ignites community uproar

The instructor, 72, touched the female student, 20, while the car they were in was stopped on Kenilworth Drive in East Northport, Suffolk County police said.

Driving instructor accused of inappropriately touching student during lesson

"We're really looking at "how can our stories make a difference?" said Herstory Writers Network founder Erika Duncan, describing the program held in Wyandanch.

Herstory Freedom Forum helps participants write so they can heal

Two Nassau County high schools received unfounded threats Friday — one of them for the fourth time in as many days — forcing them to be evacuated, according to police and school officials.

2 Nassau County high schools evacuated after threats, police say

In each case, police searched the school and found the threat was unfounded.

Third threat made against Kellenberg Memorial H.S. in Uniondale

Police searched Kellenberg H.S. in Uniondale Thursday after an anonymous threat, the third at the school that officials said came through a suicide hotline.

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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'

The Riverhead district plans to station armed officers at Riverhead High School and middle school starting in September. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'We need protection' 

The Herricks School District district's settlements drove the total payments by Long Island districts to $87.6 million in 81 Child Victims Act cases, Newsday analysis shows. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'Payments ended 27 lawsuits that Herricks faced'

As pickleball gains popularity across Long Island, sports administrators are in discussions to try and add it to the varsity lineup. NewsdayTV's Michael Sicoli reports. 

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Andrew Marulis agreed to forfeit his New York State teaching license, according to a July 9 agreement. His name came up in the district's sexual misconduct investigation. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'I was kind of a prime target'

High school students on Long Island are taking advantage of voluntary summer programs to learn new skills and subjects.

'Use my time this summer to learn as much as I can' 

Long Island has seen almost a 60% increase in the number of students who require English as a new language classes. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'Get to see the growth of your students'

Despite admitting to filling out thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination forms, former Amityville nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono did not report administering a childhood vaccine in New York for 17 years, records show.

New questions about nurse's fraudulent COVID vaccines

Josh Schultzer and Maggie Hua are this year's William Floyd valedictorian and salutatorian, two years after their older siblings achieved the same feat. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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