Gov. Kathy Hochul an-nounced on Sunday that the state directive requiring children in schools and child care facilities to wear masks would end on Wednesday.
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By Reine Bethany and Mike Smollins
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3/3/22
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At the Jan. 13 Board of Education meeting, Acting Superintendent Robert Bartels said he believed that despite an increase in coronavirus cases across Nassau County due to the Omicron variant, students are better off learning in school instead of switching to a remote model.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/20/22
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Rockville Centre school officials are mulling how to safely host the 106th annual Red and Blue event while staying true to its traditions amid the unpredictability of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/20/22
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The debate over masking children in schools has intensified in Rockville Centre since County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference on Jan. 6, at which he signed executive orders directing local boards of education to vote later this month on whether their district should mandate mask use.
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By Cristina Arroyo, Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins
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1/13/22
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An overnight snowstorm dropped three to six inches of snow across Long Island, including in Rockville Centre, which had a school closure on Friday.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/7/22
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With snow in the forecast, Rockville Centre school officials announced Thursday that the district's buildings will be closed on Friday.
In a note on the school's website, officials wrote …
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By Mike Smollins
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1/6/22
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With a new year ushered in, Rockville Centre village and school officials have plenty of goals they hope to see to fruition in 2022.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/6/22
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According to documents recently obtained by the Herald, former Rockville Centre Superintendent of Schools June Chang received three months’ salary and compensation for 24 vacation days in his separation agreement with the Board of Education, and agreed not to pursue any legal action against the district.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/9/21
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Several parents in the Rockville Centre School District have voiced their displeasure with school officials after they announced plans to separate vaccinated and unvaccinated audience members at next month’s winter concerts.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/24/21
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A few dozen Rockville Centre residents spent Monday night giving feedback to representatives from School Leadership LLC in their search for a new superintendent after the departure of June Chang earlier this year.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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11/11/21
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