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East Rockaway Board of Education Trustee Dom Vulpis said that students discussing issues with the board was the beginning of the healing process.

East Rockaway Board of Education mulling solution to reported issues of discrimination

Several East Rockaway High School students are telling the school board that racism and discrimination are very much alive at their school. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/21/22

Flag issue, discrimination claim causes community rift at East Rockaway board meeting

Standing before the East Rockaway Board of Education on March 22, Lucy Pozo fought back tears, telling the board that it had “failed me, and I’m glad to be graduating in three months’ time.” more

By Mike Smollins | 3/31/22

Gov. Kathy Hochul used statistical diagrams to support her decision to end the requirement for children to wear masks indoors in schools and child care.

Many Lynbrook, East Rockaway parents pleased after mask mandates lifted in schools

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that the state requirement for children in school and child care to wear masks indoors would end on Wednesday. more

By Reine Bethany and Mike Smollins | 3/3/22

Several parents and one student spoke out against the way that Superintendent of Schools Lisa Ruiz and the East Rockaway Board of Education were handling enforcing mask mandates for students at the Feb. 15 meeting.

East Rockaway parents claim students were bullied, intimidated into wearing masks

Dozens of parents approached the lectern at the East Rockaway Board of Education meeting on Feb. 15, accusing school officials of “intimidating, bullying and scaring” their children into complying with face mask mandates. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/24/22

Reading a letter on behalf of the Lynbrook High School Student Government Association at the Jan. 12 Board of Education meeting, Emma, left, and Sophie Ward urged Lynbrook school officials to allow quarantining students to learn remotely.

Lynbrook students battling Covid-19 can now learn remotely

As the debate over masking students in schools rages on, Lynbrook officials recently reinstated the remote learning option for those who must quarantine, at the urging of Lynbrook High School seniors … more

By Mike Smollins | 1/27/22

Parents in Lynbrook and East Rockaway have mixed feelings about County Executive Bruce Blakeman signing an executive order in the attempt to outlaw mask mandates.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway parents split on mask mandates in schools

The debate over masking children in schools has intensified in Lynbrook and East Rockaway after County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference on Jan. 3, at which he announced that he signed executive orders directing local boards of education to vote later this month on whether their district should mandate mask use. more

By Cristina Arroyo, Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins | 1/13/22

Snow hit Lynbrook and East Rockaway overnight into Friday Twins Giavanna and Angelina Curtis, 7, made snow angels.

Snowfall hits Lynbrook, East Rockaway

An overnight snowstorm dropped three to six inches of snow across Long Island, including in Lynbrook and East Rockaway, which both had school closures on Friday. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/7/22

Lynbrook and East Rockaway schools will be closed Friday in anticipation of a snowstorm.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway announce school closures ahead of expected snowstorm

The Lynbrook and East Rockaway school districts announced Thursday that their buildings will be closed on Friday ahead of the expected winter storm. "Due to the impending weather … more

By Mike Smollins | 1/6/22

The East Rockaway School District will reunite its Strategic Planning Committee to outline and assess the district’s goals for the future.

East Rockaway schools planning committee set to return

With an eye toward its future, the East Rockaway School District will soon reunite its Strategic Planning Committee to outline and assess the district’s goals for the future. more

By Mike Smollins | 12/23/21

East Rockaway Superintendent of Schools Lisa Ruiz announced that the high school was switching to a remote learning model amid a Covid-19 outbreak.

East Rockaway schools switch to remote learning amid Covid-19 outbreak

East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School has pivoted to a remote learning format for the next week after a "high number of positive Covid-19 cases" were present at the school, according to a letter from Superintendent Lisa Ruiz. Both elementary schools will remain in-person. more

By Mike Smollins | 12/15/21

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