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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

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At a rally outside a Connetquot school board meeting, protesters demanded the immediate reinstatement of Principal Michael Moran after his sudden departure earlier this month.

Supporters rally for reinstatement of high school principal

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District Superintendent Donna Jones indicated in a letter to parents and members of the community that the employee was no longer employed by the district.

Official: Bullets found at Patchogue-Medford High School left by district employee

Leonard Schwartz co-wrote two books on psychotherapy and had a private practice.

Longtime LI psychologist dies at 96

The forecast varies from one district to the next: Some taxpayers will see a freeze or even a reduction, while others will see substantial hikes. Find your district in the accompanying chart.

School taxes to rise an average of 2.2% on LI, estimates show

A former admissions counselor had alleged she was sexually harassed, intimidated and ridiculed by the institution's former president.

Settlement reached in suit accusing ex-SCCC president of sexual harassment, court papers show

The teacher helps guide their writing to recall the experiences — both positive and negative — that shaped their lives.

Suffolk jail inmates reflect on their past in memoir writing class

While marchers in New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade will be featured today, tomorrow will see parades throughout Long Island.

Luck of the Irish on display today, this weekend in St. Patrick's Day parades

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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

The Town of Hempstead has issued more than 12,000 tickets for violating school bus stop sign rules, while the Nassau County executive has no plans to implement a countywide school bus camera violations program. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

School bus stop sign ticket blitz in Town of Hempstead

Freeport public schools officials announced there will be no tax levy increase for 2023-2024. School officials have been holding the line on and even reducing tax levies for nearly a decade now. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

Freeport resident 'grateful' after school district announces no tax levy increase

Students learn the recipe for sucess and the culinary hospitality program at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I'm constantly cooking all the time and making a big mess and I had a lot that I wanted to learn.'

At Uniondale High School, students in the Emergency Medical Technician class are learning life-saving skills, NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'Some of these kids are going to go out and make a difference'

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