Nassau BOCES plans to close special ed preschool
Photo credit: David Pokress | Jeannine Tucci with her daughter Olivia, 3, and son John, 9. John attended the BOCES Early Childhood Center for hearing impaired students. (Jan. 17,
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Nassau BOCES plans to close its special education preschool in Levittown because of a $2 million annual budget shortfall and declining enrollment, officials said Thursday.
The Early Childhood Center, which opened in 1992, will shutter July 1, an upsetting development for some parents who may have to travel farther for their children to receive similar educational services.
"The decision...
