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Photo credit: Joel Cairo | Mrs. Sgambati's first-grade students listen at Evergreen Charter School in Hempstead. (September 10, 2009)
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On Election Day, Nov. 3, when most Long Island students will be kept home, Hempstead's Evergreen Charter School plans to maintain its usual extended schedule.
Students' day there will begin with a 7:20 a.m. breakfast, followed by classes and supervised homework that will continue for some youngsters until parents pick them up at 5:45 in the afternoon.
Principal Rosa Escoto sees extended...
