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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.

'Embrace your future, fulfill your dreams'

Six Locust Valley High School seniors won a trip to Normandy to commemmorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 

'You really begin to understand the magnitude of the whole operation'

The agreement, the terms of which were not disclosed, was announced as a jury arrived to hear opening arguments in the civil case in Riverhead.

Terms have not been disclosed

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John and Alisa McMorris walked the stage at Shoreham-Wading River High School to accept an honorary diploma for their late son, Andrew McMorris, who would have graduated Friday with his classmates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Tears just flew and then we saw everyone standing'

Meet the 12-year-old who is graduating from Malverne High School this month

Are you smarter than this 12-year-old?

This year's Juneteenth Jubliee in the Malverne school district will include expanded educational opportunities, along with a plethora of student artworks devoted to the holiday.

'Trying to bring the community closer'

Cadets at the USMMA reported a dozen incidents of sexual assault in the 2022-23 academic year, double the number from a year earlier.

Sexual assault reports doubled

Under a new plan, high school students across the state would no longer need to pass traditional Regents exams in order to graduate. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford and Newsday education reporter John Hildebrand report..

Historic meeting of the Board of Regents

New vape detectors will be installed in Lindenhurst Middle School to help curb e-cigarette use. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'I don't want to hear that someone died of an overdose'

When war broke out in Anton Haskevych's home country of Ukraine, he made over 2,000 calls to American charities and churches for help. Receiving aid from Garden City's Cathedral of the Incarnation, he is set to graduate from Garden City High School.

'One of the most amazing stories I've ever heard'

Newday's Gregg Sarra tells us about how rules for boys and girls participating in high school sports may change.

'Equal and open tryout'

Rochelle Elliott, a senior at Central Islip High School, helps teach coding to her fellow students. 

'It was like a big puzzle' 

On Tuesday, the Sachem school board approved a reduced $374 million budget proposal that stays within the district's tax cap limit and includes small increases in elementary school class size districtwide.

$374 million budget proposal approved

A Newsday investigation uncovered decades of sexual abuse cases at Long Island schools. One survivor shares his story during an in-depth discussion moderated by NewsdayTV anchor Jasmine Anderson.

Newsday Live Conversations: Teacher misconduct on Long Island

Students excited to head to Stony Brook University next year and live on campus have received emails saying their housing offer was rescinded. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We should have known before decision day'

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<p>Long Island residents will go to the polls on May 21 to vote on school budgets, board members and propositions for the 2024-25 school year.&nbsp;</p>
