A number of East End schools have police officers posted outside as a result of an unconfirmed social media threat that may have originated in western Long Island and some schools are on lockout — where no one is allowed in the building without proper identification. READ
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation requiring all school districts to test their water sources for lead.
For local farmers, school children are an untapped market — representing not only future consumers of their products, but future producers who can someday carry the torch and ensure that farming remains a viable industry in Suffolk County. READ
On the first day of this school year’s state assessments, Shoreham-Wading River and Riverhead school districts both experienced a sharp increase in the number of students refusing to take the exams.
Updates on delayed openings, school closings and early dismissals. Be sure to click the links below for any cancellations made between updates:
As of 2:00 p.m. Friday:
• Riverhead School District has cancelled all after school activities for Friday.
• Bishop McGann-Mercy High School, Riverhead Charter School and the Shoreham-Wading River School District haven’t made any delayed opening decisions for Friday.
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Updates on school closings, delayed openings and school event cancellations:
• Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts, St. Isidore’s and the Riverhead Charter School will be closed Monday.
• Bishop McGann-Mercy High School students weren’t scheduled to attend classes on Monday because the school had scheduled a Principal’s Professional Development Day. Officials said the professional development session has been cancelled.
FILE PHOTO | Check back here for school closing updates.
Updates on school closings, early dismissals and school event cancellations and postponements. Be sure to click the links below for any cancellations made between updates:
As of 1:00 p.m. Friday:
• Riverhead School District and Riverhead Charter School haven’t made any school closing or early dismissal decisions for Friday.
• The Shoreham-Wading River School District is dismissing high school and junior high school students early Friday at 1 p.m. Students at both Wading River Elementary School and Miller Avenue School will be dismissed on Friday at 2 p.m. Briarcliff Elementary School students will be dismissed on Friday at 2:30 p.m. All after school activities and events scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been cancelled.
• Bishop McGann-Mercy High School will dismiss students early on Friday at 1 p.m. Mercy has cancelled all Friday and Saturday after school activities. The school has also rescheduled Saturday’s registration event to Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Officials said parents will also be able to register during the school’s open house event, which is set for March 10 from 12 to 2 p.m.
• The Riverhead School District has cancelled Friday afternoon’s pre-K classes. All after school activities and events scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday have also been cancelled.
• All school sports are cancelled Friday and Saturday. The Section XI Division I wrestling championship at Hofstra University will now be held Monday and Tuesday. Preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Semifinals are 10 a.m. Tuesday and the finals are at 6 p.m. There’s a $6 admission.
Check back for more updates.