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Yonkers
News
Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Yonkers
A high school basketball coach and a player have both been disciplined following an incident during a game in Westchester in which antisemitic remarks were hurled at a team, officials said. The incident happened during a basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 4 between girls' varsity teams from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and The Leffell School, a private Jewish school located in Hartsdale, Yonkers city officials said. During the third quarter of the game, which took place at Roosevelt High School, members of the Leffell School's team were injured by an alleged physical style of …
Charles
Police & Fire
Student Sexually Assaulted During Disturbance At John Hanson Middle School, Sheriff Says
A student at a Maryland middle school was inappropriately touched during an incident last week, according to a Charles County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. There was a reported "disturbance" between students inside John Hanson Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 11, which required intervention by staff members and the sheriff's School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building. During the subsequent investigation into the incident, the SRO determine that a student was sexually assaulted during the disturbance, and the teens involved were identified days later and will face Charles County…
Anne Arundel
Schools
Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Arundel HS Raises Concerns In The Community
School administrators and parents alike in Anne Arundel County are up in arms after a “disturbing video” filled with bigotry and biased language was airdropped to students at an area high school. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, Arundel High School Principal said that a video was posted on social media and subsequently shared among students, according to Principal Gina Davenport. The video contained “biased and demeaning language referring to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation,” which prompted multiple students to reach out to school administrators out of concern. Offic…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
9-Year-Old Student Brought Knife To Lehigh School 'To Hurt Someone': Troopers
Authorities are investigating after a Lehigh County elementary student brought a knife to school, state troopers say. It happened at Schnecksville Elementary School in North Whitehall Township on Thursday, April 20, according to the police report. At some time during the morning, a 9-year-old boy was found to have a knife, authorities said. After the knife was taken away, the student said he brought it "because he wanted to use it to hurt someone," troopers wrote. The child was suspended indefinitely and was off-campus by the time state police were called to the school ar…
Charles
Schools
Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff
Students in Charles County did not make it easy for the police officers assigned to their buildings on Thursday. A School Resource Officer (SRO) at Thomas Stone High School was assaulted shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, as he attempted to break up a group of students who were threatening physical harm to another teen. After receiving a tip about the bullying, the SRO immediately responded and gave verbal commands to the students to disperse, which were ignored by the unruly gaggle of students. During the scuffle, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said th…
Bucks
News
Philly Catholic School Investigating Racist Student Video
The backlash continues after a video surfaced on social media showing Philadelphia's St. Hubert's Catholic High School students doing blackface and invoking offensive stereotypes. After this racist video surfaced, a Philadelphia private school switched to flexible instruction, with students completing coursework at homeThe students allegedly behind the video “are not present in school and are being disciplined appropriately" https://t.co/LX2Z4n5lX7 pic.twitter.com/HdZp8oTwOY — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 9, 2023 The clip, the origin of which was not immediately clear, shows a g…
Frederick
Schools
Student Sucker Punches School Staffer During Cafeteria Skirmish In Frederick, Sheriff Says
A staff member at a Frederick County high school was struck by a student during a cafeteria fight that broke out as tempers simmered from a previous altercation, police say. Members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Governor Thomas Johnson High School in the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 10, when several students recently involved in a verbal conflict escalated matters and a brawl broke out. Deputies from the sheriff’s office and the School Resource Officer assigned to the high school were called to the cafeteria to intervene, though a third student assaulted a schoo…
Middlesex MA
Schools
Medford High School Students Walk Out To Protest Stabbing (Or Skip Class)
Medford High School students paraded from their school to city hall to protest lack of safety after a student was stabbed on campus, although some less politically minded protesters admitted to wanting to avoid class, according to WBZ NewsRadio's James Rojas. Medford High students walk out of school and are marching to city hall. Several students tell me they're demonstrating over the lack of safety, while some others in this video say they're doing so to skip class. @wbznewsradio pic.twitter.com/4FwoKUzYD7 — James Rojas (@JamesRojasNews) December 21, 2022 A boy was hospitalized with n…
Dauphin
News
Student Injured Following 22 High School Students Brawling On Campus In Central PA
A student was hurt following a massive, 22-student, brawl in the cafeteria at a central Pennsylvania high school, authorities say. The fight happened at John Harris High School on Sept. 13, PennLive reports citing the Harrisburg police. But the parents and guardians were only sent the letter about the fight, after a video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, Sept. 27, prompting the Harrisburg School District superintendent Eric Turman to release a letter the following day. In the statement, Turman says, "Acts of violence and/or inappropriate behavior simply will not …
Montgomery MD
Schools
HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland
The game will not go on for a pair of high school football teams in Maryland after a benches-clearing brawl broke out late in Friday night’s game. Gaithersburg High School Principal Cary Dimmick and Northwest High School Principal Scott Smith sent out a joint letter on Saturday, Sept. 17 announcing that the football programs at both schools will be suspended amid the investigation into the violent fight. Earlier story - Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland “This disrespectful and dangerous behavior is not what we model and communicate…
Stamford
News
Fight Breaks Out, Leading To Lockdown At School In Stamford
A fight between several students caused a school to go into a temporary lockdown in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Stamford on Tuesday, April 26 at Cloonan Middle School. In a letter to parents, Principal David Tate wrote that as a result of the fight, police were notified and responded to the campus. "During this time, we followed our standard protocols, and the school was placed on lockdown while we resolved this isolated incident," Tate said. The responsible students have been immediately disciplined and will face further disciplinary action under the Board of Educa…
Bedford
Schools
Students At Fox Lane HS Face Disciplinary Action After ‘Disturb
Students at a Northern Westchester high school are facing disciplinary actions for their roles in a “very disturbing incident,” officials said. Bedford Central School District Superintendent Joel Adelberg and Fox Lane High School Principal Brett Miller issued an alert to parents advising them of the incident - details of which have not been disclosed by the district - regarding an issue involving a privacy violation. The issue is reportedly being investigated by the Bedford Police Department. “We acknowledge how disturbing this is,” the letter from the school administrators wrote. “The fam…
Brookfield
Schools
Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur
Staff members from a Connecticut school district are calling on additional discipline for a magnet school principal who was recently demoted and removed from her position after allegedly using a racial slur. Earlier this month, the New Haven Board of Education voted 4-3 to reassign Brennan-Rogers Magnet School Principal Laura Roblee from her position after she allegedly used the racial slur this winter during a workshop on racism and inclusion. According to reports, Roblee is being assigned as an assistant principal at a different district school. However, the demotion and public outcry wa…
Peekskill
News
Out-Of-Control Fight At Area High School Leads To Large Police Response
This story has been updated. An out-of-control fight at Poughkeepsie High School caused a "hold-in-place" at the school as well as a large police response. The incident took place around 12:56 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a call for help from school security, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Richard T. Wilson. According to the chief, numerous members of the department responded including patrol, traffic, detectives and supervisors. Arriving officers assisted school district security in restoring order within the area of the school’s …
Shelton
Police & Fire
HS Principal Quits After Video Surfaces Of Incident With Student In New Haven
The principal of an area high school abruptly resigned Thursday after a video was posted online earlier in the day that allegedly shows him shoving a student. Morgan Barth led Achievement First Amistad High School in New Haven since 2016. The video was obtained by the New Haven Independent, which said it was from an incident in the fall in which the student was trying to leave a meeting in his office about an earlier altercation. When Barth realized the effect the video had on his effectiveness as the school's leader, he resigned immediately, the school said. Fatimah B…
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Suspended Student's Appearance At School Sparks Poughkeepsie Police Probe
The principal of Poughkeepsie Middle School has been cleared of any wrongdoing by police after a complaint was filed regarding the use of excessive force in an incident involving a suspended student who returned to school. The incident, between Principal Da'Ron Wilson and an unnamed student, occurred around 2:20 p.m., April 3 at the school, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Police were called to the school at 55 College Ave., to investigate the incident which began when the student, who was suspended from school, was found inside walking a hallway. When Wilson, attempt…
