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Sherwyn Besson and Betsy Benedith (left to right) are two of three former teachers at Malverne High School who are suing the Malverne Union Free School District and top-ranking school officials for racial discrimination.
Judge rules teachers’ lawsuits can go to trial
There were new developments last week in the racial discrimination cases against the Malverne school district and its top administrators by three former Malverne High School teachers. U.S. District Judge Arthur D. Spatt denied the Malverne Union Free School District’s motions for a summary judgment, which would have dismissed the lawsuit. Instead, it will now go to trial. more
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Malverne school budget sparks racial dispute
The Malverne Board of Education faced major discord at its March 11 meeting over the school district’s planned layoff of a black teacher in its 2014-15 budget, and the meeting concluded with … more
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School district moves to end discrimination suit
After two years of legal wrangling, the Malverne Union Free School District has moved in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York for a summary judgment in a discrimination case … more
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Dr. James Hunderfund, left, Malverne’s superintendent of schools, and Sherwyn Besson, one of three former staffers who is suing Hunderfund and other school officials for racial discrimination.
Malverne moves to end suit
Attorneys for the Malverne school district moved in U.S. District Court last week for a summary judgment that would end a racial discrimination lawsuit filed in December 2011 against Malverne High … more
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Approve Malverne budget, support Bottitta, Nolan-Kasal
The Malverne school district is proposing a 2012-13 budget that is 2.29 percent larger than the current spending plan — the smallest percentage increase in 14 years. The plan includes a tax levy … more
Sherwyn Besson, Michael Taylor, Kathleen Nolan-Kasal, Josephine Bottitta, and Joann Krudis are this year’s candidates running for seats on the Malverne Board of Education.
Malverne board candidates field questions
The Herald recently caught up with this year’s candidates running for seats on the Malverne Board of Education. Two seats are up for election. First Vice President Karen Aker will retire on June … more
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School board hopefuls answered questions from residents ranging from budgetary concerns to how they could make the Board of Education more transparent.
Malverne Board of Ed candidates square off
Candidates vying for a seat on the Malverne Board of Education matched wits in a civil debate last week at a candidates forum hosted by the Lakeview chapter of the NAACP. Two seats are up for … more
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After nearly nine years on the Malverne Board of Education, Trustee Dr. Patrick Coonan suddenly resigned earlier this month.
Coonan resigns from Malverne Board of Education
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Although the focus of the SOS Network’s programs was to raise awareness, educate and inform the community about the state of the school district, it was also a way to celebrate Black History Month and honor those in Lakeview itself who fought to bring about change.
Lakeview learns about the struggle of integration
By Lee Landorllandor@liherald.comIt’s time to raise awareness about the state of integration in the Malverne school district, according to Sherwyn Besson, a part-time teacher at Malverne High … more
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Suit Our Sons was one of the Save Our Sons Network’s most successful programs. Besson taught his son, Isiah, how to knot a tie.
Lakeview Person of the Year: Sherwyn Besson
In the dozen years he's live in Lakeview and the seven he's taught at Malverne High School, Sherwyn Besson has witnessed what he describes as the deterioration of his community. Nights in Lakeview had brought gambling ... more
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