Oyster Bay High School graduated its class of 2020 on Saturday, July 18. A series of four ceremonies were held on the front lawn of the school with only parents and students allowed and several feet between attendees. 


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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is investigating a discrimination complaint based on color and national origin against the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District over a teacher's classroom discussions about Israel, according to documents on the department's website.

Feds investigating a discrimination complaint against Bellmore-Merrick Central High School

The Bay Shore school district will pay $20.25 million to five former students involved in sex abuse lawsuits. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'This is some kind of closure for them'

Lakeville Elementary School in Great Neck and South Grove Elementary School in Syosset were among 21 in New York State to be named 2024 National Blue Ribbon winners.

Two LI elementary schools named top in region

Students at Walt Whitman High School and Calhoun High School are embracing the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. 

'I'm really excited to be a part of the future'

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A school and community mourns and remembers those lost and injured in the marching band bus crash in September 2023. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We have grown as a community'

Administrators of Half Hollow Hills High School West are accused of censorship and discrimination after erasing a pro-Palestinian piece of art. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'I feel deeply offended'

Following demonstrations on the Stony Brook University campus last spring, pro-Palestinian protests again took place Thursday, the first of this current school year. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

SBU demonstrations over war in Gaza resume

Hofstra students watched Tuesday night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports. 

'I'm here for the history of it'

The state voided vaccination records for 133 kids from Long Island because they were falsified by a former Amityville nurse practitioner who was arrested two years ago for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, health officials said.

The affected students have 14 days to start getting vaccinated 

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion examine the factors influencing the number of school bus tickets issued and Long Islanders' reactions.

'A lot of people feel aggrieved'

After Joney Bermudez was laid off from his job at Capital One, he decided to go back to school and earned a degree in teaching. Now at 33, he's a teacher at Roosevelt High School. 

'I've always loved to teach kids' 

All middle school students in the district will be required to lock up their cell phones in pouches for the entire school day. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  

Some parents say they won't allow their kids to comply 

Newsday business reporter Tory Parrish talks about how more parents are thrift-shopping for back-to-school supplies.

'Trying to cut costs'

The Riverhead district plans to station armed officers at Riverhead High School and middle school starting in September. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'We need protection' 

The Herricks School District district's settlements drove the total payments by Long Island districts to $87.6 million in 81 Child Victims Act cases, Newsday analysis shows. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'Payments ended 27 lawsuits that Herricks faced'

As pickleball gains popularity across Long Island, sports administrators are in discussions to try and add it to the varsity lineup. NewsdayTV's Michael Sicoli reports. 

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