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	Students and educators tackle difficult topics as Long Island school districts&nbsp;look to teach Black history in innovative ways.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Shari Einhorn reports.
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Some Long Island educators negotiate their disciplinary penalties in private, brokering deals with their school districts with nearly no public disclosure, a Newsday investigation found.

Confidential agreements made by LI school districts

The shooting in Nashville and recent incidents at schools on Long Island have left parents on edge. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports on security measures being taken at schools on Long Island.

Security measures being taken at schools on Long Island

Wyandanch's Milton L. Olive Middle School has improved and risen off the state's low-performance list to the equivalant of good standing.

'Our scholars ... want to show you they can do it'

Brian Liu, 11, a sixth-grader at Great Neck North Middle School, won the ScholarSkills Long Island Spelling Bee in Dix Hills. He beat 47 other spellers, winning with a word that people see on menus all the time: "Bolognese."

Great Neck sixth-grader wins LI spelling bee

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"At no point were any students, faculty or staff in harm's way," the superintendent said in a letter to parents.

Bullets brought to Riverhead High School, student arrested, police say

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The condition of boy wounded Monday remained stable, the school district said.

Lindenhurst school board, after student's stabbing, considers new security measures

As more teens face increasing anxiety and stress especially after enduring years of the pandemic, a Youth Wellness Summit in North Merrick aimed to give students and staff the right tools to build resilience and improve mental health.

Tools to improve students' mental health focus of youth summit in N. Merrick

The move comes after a 17-year-old girl smuggled a box-cutter into the school under a laptop in her backpack, eluding scanners.

Superintendent: Security boosted at Uniondale High after student slashing

School districts withheld their names from the public and approved confidential settlements that provided limited or few details.

More than 100 educators quietly resigned after misconduct allegations. Most still have teaching licenses.

 A closer look at some of the misconduct allegations that led school districts to negotiate confidential discipline settlements with the teachers.

From fraud to inappropriate behavior with students, these 10 teachers accused of misconduct took settlements

A Central Islip Senior High School student was allegedly attacked from behind on March 17 as she walked to class, according to a notice of claim. Central Islip school officials said student safety is paramount and they take "proactive approaches" to create a conflict-free climate.

Girl, 14, injured after attack by another student in high school hallway, court papers say

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A rally was held outside of a Connetquot school board meeting on Tuesday, in support of the reinstatement of a principal who supporters allege was forced out for supporting LGBTQ students.

Rally for reinstatement of Connetquot High School principal 

"We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here." Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

A lesson in memoir writing at the Yaphank jail

The marching band at Comsewogue High School in Port Jefferson Station will participate in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan on Friday. 

Comsewogue students practice for New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade 

Students at Caroline G. Atkinson School in Freeport learned on March 10 about farmworker rights activist Dolores Huerta as part of the TeachRock program, founded by musician and actor Stevie Van Zandt. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott has the story.

Stevie Van Zandt's TeachRock program reaches LI students

High school students debated the presence of armed campus guards on campus Wednesday during a mock hearing at the Suffolk legislative offices in Hauppauge.

HS students participate in mock hearing over armed campus guards 

Jeremy Yakkey, cubmaster of the newly formed Cub Scout Pack 48, said he started the troop to help children, including his son, with autism and other neurodiversities.

Holbrook-based Cub Scout troop serves children with neurodiversities

Lt. Col. Jasmin Moghbeli told kids at Lenox Elementary School about her extraordinary life as she prepares to blast off to the International Space Station. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Out-of-this-world experience as kids meet Baldwin astronaut

Hempstead school board officials on Monday announced Hempstead High School and Alverta B. Schultz Middle School have been elevated to academic good standing after decades of state oversight. 

Hempstead HS's student government president: 'We are finally being recognized'

Students participate in the Herstory program at Wyandanch High School on Tuesday.

Students have the opportunity to speak their truth and be heard

Jericho High School is one of 52 schools in the world, and the only one in New York, chosen to produce the Broadway musical "Frozen," which started as a feature film. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has the story.

Jericho high schoolers selected to produce Broadway's "Frozen"

This senior will graduate as Sewanhaka High School's salutatorian — and is 15 years old. He skipped grades four and eight. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

He'll be salutatorian at 15. Meet Sean Andrade.

More than 200 students gathered at Brentwood High School on Saturday to interact with members of the Black Men in White Coats chapter at Stony Brook University who, through exposure, inspiration, mentoring and serving as prominent role models, were there to help increase the number of Black men entering the field of medicine. Drew Scott reports for NewsdayTV.

Black Men in White Coats: Black doctors inspire students to become physicians

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