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NYC Mom Says Hackers Streamed Porn on First Day of Child's Online Class
A New York City mother is outraged after she says her child’s online classroom was hacked on the first day of remote orientation, with the hackers disrupting the class with pictures and pornography
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Hackers Disrupt First Day of NYC Remote Learning Class, Parent Says
The DOE says it has strict security to prevent such incidents. The class was immediately taken offline and the incident is under investigation.
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States Sue US Department Over Virus Relief Funds for Schools
California, Michigan and three other states are suing the U.S. Department of Education over pandemic relief funds
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ACLU Sues Betsy DeVos Over New Campus Sexual Assault Rules
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Education Department and Secretary Betsy DeVos over revised federal guidelines on how sexual assault allegations should be handled on college and K-12 campuses, claiming that the changes would “inflict significant harm” on victims and “dramatically undermine” their civil rights, NBC News reports.
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At Least 50 New York Department of Education Employees Died From Coronavirus
New York Department of Education has reported at least 50 of its employees have died after contracting the coronavirus. The department released the number on Monday, detailing that 22 of those who lost their lives to COVID-19 were paraprofessionals, 21 were teachers, two were administrators, one was a facilities staffer, one was a guidance counselor and another was a food…
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Cuomo, De Blasio Battle Over NYC School Closures Due To COVID-19
Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo are at odds on the decision to close NYC schools for the remainder of the year. Melissa Russo reports.
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NYC Special Ed Teacher Arrested, Accused of Making Girl Touch Him During Class
A veteran special education teacher allegedly made a 9-year-old girl with autism inappropriately touch him while other students were in the classroom, law enforcement sources tell NBC New York. Another adult at The Carl Ullman School in Oakland Gardens, Queens, witnessed Marc Scheibel grabbing the hand of the young student, who is non-verbal, and forced her to touch him. The…
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NYC Special Education Teacher Charged With Assaulting Student
A veteran special education teacher in Queens allegedly made a 9-year-old girl with autism inappropriately touch him while other students were in the classroom, law enforcement sources say. Marc Santia reports.
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Queens Special Ed Teacher Arrested After He Allegedly Made Girl Touch Him in Class
A veteran special education teacher allegedly made a 9-year-old girl with autism inappropriately touch him in front of the entire class, law enforcement sources said. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.
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NYC Schools Official Accused of Sex Crimes Lied in Background Check, Misused Former School's Credit Card: Report
The New York City Department of Education could change how it investigates candidates for high-level positions after an investigation found that a high-ranking schools official accused of sexual abuse lied about a forced resignation in his background check. In the Special Commissioner of Investigation’s report on David Hay, the former deputy chief of staff to New York City Schools...
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High-Ranking NYC Schools Official Bought Hotel Whirlpool Suite for Teen Sex: Complaint
A now fired New York City schools official allegedly bought a whirpool suite at a Wisconsin hotel to meet up with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, according to a criminal complaint revealed Friday. David Hay, who was arrested at an airport in Milwaukee on Dec. 29 on a charge of using a computer to facilitate a…
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High-Ranking NYC Schools Official Charged With Child Sex Crime
A New York City schools official is facing child sex charges in Wisconsin, the city Department of Education confirmed to News 4 New York. David Hay was arrested at an airport in Milwaukee on Sunday on a charge of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, according to the New York Times, which first reported the arrest. Hay…
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DeVos Held in Contempt of Court in Loan Forgiveness Dispute
A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousands of former for-profit college students. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim issued the ruling Thursday in San Francisco. She also fined the Education Department $100,000. Kim previously ordered DeVos to stop collecting federal loans from former Corinthian Colleges...
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Man Charged in Death of 2-Month-Old Boy in Brooklyn
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a 2-month-old boy that the medical examiner’s office determined to be a homicide, authorities said Monday.
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2 Found Dead in Queens Park
Two men in their 30s were found dead in a Queens park early Monday, authorities say.
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NYC Department of Education Employee Allegedly Abused 9-Year-Old in School Basement, Police Say
A New York City Department of Education employee has been arrested on charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, police say.
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DOE Employee Abused 9-Year-Old in School Basement: NYPD
A New York City Department of Education employee has been arrested on charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, police say.
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Thousands of Former NYC Students, Teachers Near World Trade Center After 9/11 Warned of Potential Health Problems
Two education groups are coming together to inform former students, teachers and staff who were at schools around the World Trade Center on or around 9/11 about the health risks associated with exposure