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Behind Hewitt Principal Elizabeth Pryke, a door and wall were built to form the district’s first anteroom, after parents urged the need for school safety upgrades.

Temporary anteroom built at Hewitt Elementary School as part of district's safety upgrades

Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School now has a temporary room to contain guests, a measure introduced as part of a wave of security enhancements approved by the Rockville Centre Board of Education in February after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. more

By Ben Strack | 4/19/18

Nearby things to do this week in Lynbrook, East Rockaway

American Security Shredding will be at the East Rockaway Public Library parking lot to shred important and sensitive documents on April 21 at 10 a.m. more

4/18/18

What didn’t make it into the state budget?

The New York State Legislature finalized a $168.3 billion budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year just hours before its April 1 deadline. While lawmakers approved a number of provisions, such as tax … more

By Brian Stieglitz and Alyssa Seidman | 4/12/18

Patrick Caffrey, left, the district’s lead security aid, demonstrated how a visitor would follow security protocol by passing an identification to Chris Gorney, a security guard at the high school.

OBEN Schools continue school safety discussion

The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., has led many school districts to reconsider their security systems, protocols and procedures. Security has always … more

By Laura Lane | 3/18/18

Stamping out this spate of hate

Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . . more

3/16/18

Glen Cove High School students walked out of their building on Wednesday to honor the lives lost in the Parkland, Fla. shooting a month ago. The walkout appeared to mark a change of plans, because the district had repeatedly stated that it would pose a security risk.

Glen Cove students walk out despite plans to stay in

In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., the Glen Cove school district has been working to quell parents’ concerns about the security of their children’s school buildings, while at … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 3/15/18

Melissa Koenig/Herald students from all four schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District filled the second row as they waited to express their concerns about school safety and their desire to organize a school walkout on March 14.

Parents, students share fears about security in V.S. schools

A North High School student was arrested for threatening to shoot students and staff at the school on Feb. 16. On March 1, schools in Valley Stream learned of a threat from Queens that was circulating on Snapchat. Four days later, a student at South High School posted a sticky note threatening harm to students and staff at the school. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/14/18

After Parkland, the youth are leading change

"Why do we have to lead the change?” That was the question Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Ryan Deitsch asked Sen. Marco Rubio at a town hall forum . . . more

3/9/18

As the budget process moves along, some administrators said they want more public input. Here’s some information about this year’s budget proposal compared to prior years.

Budget season for Glen Cove Schools

As the Glen Cove School Board gears up for its vote on the 2018/2019 budget vote, administrators have been going line-by-line, evaluating their priorities for the district, and working to keep … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 3/9/18

Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson recommended certain immediate safety measures in all the district’s schools at a Board of Education meeting on Feb. 28. The board approved them.

Rockville Centre Board of Education approves immediate safety upgrades

“This is not a problem that either you are going to solve, or we are going to solve in isolation,” Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson told a standing-room-only crowd at the district’s Board of Education meeting on Feb. 28. “We’re going to have to work together on this one.” more

By Ben Strack | 3/8/18

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