A file photo of a security officer in front of...

A file photo of a security officer in front of Jack Abrams Intermediate School in Huntington Station. (April 20, 2010) Credit: Kevin P. Coughlin

The Huntington school board voted Monday night to reverse an April decision to create a sixth grade center at Jack Abrams School.

The board's 4-3 vote to scrap the plan came during a tense exchange at an emergency session of the seven-member board and one week after a 16-year-old girl was shot near a parking lot at the school.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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