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In the aftermath of Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker’s rejection of Gov. Hochul’s mask mandate on Monday, the Oceanside School District will go mask optional for students and staff for the time being.
Oceanside schools go mask optional
When news broke on Monday night that a State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County had ruled Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate unconstitutional, many parents immediately wondered how that would affect their school-age children. Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Phyllis Harrington sent a letter to district parents and staff on Monday night that the district will go mask optional for now. more
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No school district should overturn mask mandate
In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy. more
Rockville Centre Board of Education President John O’Shea did not say whether the district would vote on whether to lift the mask mandate for students.
Rockville Centre parents split on mask mandates for schools
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. more
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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
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Conservative politics could play into school elections
The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more
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N.Y. enacts a mask mandate. That’s a good thing.
Last Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul reaffirmed a state mandate requiring mask use in public spaces such as stores and restaurants more
Now, not later, is the time to push for SALT reform
The Herald has editorialized a half-dozen times on Long Island’s desperate need to restore the federal income-tax deduction for state and local taxes . . . more
Recalling two failed coups that will live in infamy
"The Event,” a 2015 found-footage documentary by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, opens with black-and-white images of mostly men marching in August 1991 through the streets of Leningrad . . . more
L.I.’s future solar users are getting a raw deal
New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power. more
Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaways volunteer Kasriel Zakutinsky changed Mary Kate Tischler’s tire on the Southern State Parkway on Aug. 25.
Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaway volunteer aid goes viral
The photograph and Facebook post of a volunteer from Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaway — an emergency roadside-assistance nonprofit — who stopped to change a motorist’s flat tire last month went viral, with more than 2,200 likes and nearly 1,000 shares on the social media platform. more
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