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Beacon High School student faces harassment charge following social media threat: police
A 16-year-old Beacon High School student is facing a misdemeanor charge of second-degree aggravated harassment after they ...
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Beacon High School students stage sit-in to protest racism
Students at the prestigious high school —which promised diversity ... training and work towards diversifying Beacon’s counseling and teaching staff. Education Department spokeswoman Miranda ...
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Beacon Schools Name Administrators
Vanessa DeFonce, who twice in recent years served as interim Beacon High School principal as well as replacement principal at ...
Washington City Paper4y
Wilson High School’s Student Newspaper Endorses Edna B. Jackson for School’s New Name
Photo by Darrow Montgomery. For every issue of The Beacon, Woodrow Wilson High School’s student-run newspaper, the staff pens an editorial. Usually, students begin by breaking into small groups ...
New York Post5y
Teacher tells students to boycott Beacon HS after white girl accused of racism
A black teacher at Manhattan’s Beacon High School told cheering students to ... mandated workshops on “implicit bias” for students and staff; and ensuring that faculty hiring “mirrors ...
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Overheard Affirmative Action Comment Sparks Protest At Beacon High School
Beacon High School students are staging a sit-in on Monday ... and a DOE spokesperson said they will investigate the “reports of bullying and staff misconduct." UPDATE: In an afternoon press ...
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A crisis over special education at NYC’s Beacon High School erupts in calls for new leadership
Ventura, a former school counselor, came to Beacon from Brooklyn Technical High School ... Several Black staff members spoke ...
New York Post3y
Principal at top high school slammed for allowing teachers to still tell kids to mask up
Beacon High School principal Brady Smith apparently sought ... a face covering is now entirely up to students, parents and staff; those decisions should be respected and those criticizing others ...
Poughkeepsie Journal6y
Beacon High School to be closed Wednesday for C. diff bacteria
Beacon High School will be closed Wednesday because of a confirmed case of a bacteria that can cause diarrhea and colitis. School staff learned on Tuesday of a confirmed case of C. diff ...
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Embattled interim principal at NYC’s Beacon High School won’t seek permanent role
In a letter to Beacon families and staff Monday afternoon ... Ventura, a former assistant principal at Brooklyn Technical ...
The New York Times1y
Graffiti With Swastikas and Racist Rant Rattles a New York High School
Beacon High School in Hell’s Kitchen. After the graffiti was found on Thursday, officers swept through the building. Some teenagers stepped out of classes to meet with counselors. Staff members ...
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Beacon Orthopaedics opens 'groundbreaking' clinic at Mason High School
Beacon Orthopaedics is partnering with TriHealth and Ohio's largest high school on a new clinic that's unlike anything else in the country. Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine has opened an on ...