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US College Professor Placed On Leave After Racist Remarks During School Meeting
Hunter College has placed Associate Professor Allyson Friedman on leave after alleged racist remarks were heard on an unmuted microphone during a New York school meeting.
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Former Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat, Had Explicit Chats With Minors
A former New York school teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly posing as a teenager and extorting sexually explicit photographs from minors, police said.
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Public Schools In New York To Reopen In September: Mayor
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that public schools in the largest US city would stay closed until the end of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, even as the state's governor stressed that the decision was his to make.
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New York School Allegedly Forced 'Terrorist' Confession From 12-Year-Old Muslim Boy
A 12-year-old Muslim student with learning disabilities was forced by New York school officials to sign a false confession stating he was a "terrorist," his family claimed in a $50 million federal lawsuit.
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Facing The Same Threat, Schools In L.A. And N.Y. Took Different Tacks
The divergent choices made by New York and Los Angeles school systems in the face of similar threats, are a sign of the murky calculus that government officials face as they try to protect the public without giving in to the fear terrorists seek to cultivate.
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Gas Line Explosion at New York High School Injures 3
A gas line explosion during construction work at a high school in the US has injured three people and severely damaged the school building, authorities said.
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Two suburban New York schools get all-clear after bomb threat
Two suburban New York high schools were evacuated on Monday after receiving anonymous bomb threats but were given the all-clear soon afterwards, allowing students to resume lessons, the school district said.
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US College Professor Placed On Leave After Racist Remarks During School Meeting
Hunter College has placed Associate Professor Allyson Friedman on leave after alleged racist remarks were heard on an unmuted microphone during a New York school meeting.
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Former Teacher Posed As Teen On Snapchat, Had Explicit Chats With Minors
A former New York school teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly posing as a teenager and extorting sexually explicit photographs from minors, police said.
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Public Schools In New York To Reopen In September: Mayor
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that public schools in the largest US city would stay closed until the end of the school year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, even as the state's governor stressed that the decision was his to make.
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New York School Allegedly Forced 'Terrorist' Confession From 12-Year-Old Muslim Boy
A 12-year-old Muslim student with learning disabilities was forced by New York school officials to sign a false confession stating he was a "terrorist," his family claimed in a $50 million federal lawsuit.
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Facing The Same Threat, Schools In L.A. And N.Y. Took Different Tacks
The divergent choices made by New York and Los Angeles school systems in the face of similar threats, are a sign of the murky calculus that government officials face as they try to protect the public without giving in to the fear terrorists seek to cultivate.
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Gas Line Explosion at New York High School Injures 3
A gas line explosion during construction work at a high school in the US has injured three people and severely damaged the school building, authorities said.
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Two suburban New York schools get all-clear after bomb threat
Two suburban New York high schools were evacuated on Monday after receiving anonymous bomb threats but were given the all-clear soon afterwards, allowing students to resume lessons, the school district said.
