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

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'

Students and staff at Farmingdale High School prepared for an emotional day Friday, following the death of the Farmingdale High School director of bands and a retired social studies teacher in a bus crash in Orange County on Thursday. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Farmingdale H.S. student: 'I feel like it's going to be silent all day'

Audrina Crocitto met the crew that helped save her life after she was severely injured in the Farmingdale band bus crash. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I know I'm going to get through this' 

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The use of chatbots, image generators and other AI tools has grown in schools. There are classes in AI and lesson plans crafted by it. But concerns of student misuse remain.

AI in schools: More teachers are onboard and using it, too

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There are more than 300 collegiate esports program across North America, according to the National Association of Collegiate esports. 

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The community aims to respectfully memorialize a calamity without retraumatizing those who experienced its horrors.

Farmingdale students, faculty reflect on year since band bus crash

The parents at Centennial Avenue Elementary joined almost 200 schools worldwide by taking their children to school, meeting with teachers and collectively walking around the building before classes began.

Dads turn out for Million Fathers March at school in Roosevelt

The group's goal is to extend a helping hand to the next generation of students coming up, as well as current college students and recent graduates entering the workforce.

'You can't do it alone': 3 young LI Latinos launch group to help their peers navigate colleges, careers

Backers of suspended Hempstead schools Superintendent Regina Armstrong held a rally and then appealed to board trustees at their meeting.

Supporters urge ousted school superintendent's reinstatement

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.

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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.

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'

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. 

'Playing in high school would've been a blast'

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.

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