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SCHOOLS BUDGET VOTES POSTPONED
INFECTIONS, DEATHS CONTINUE TO FALL IN NASSAU
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Schools shut for rest of academic year Talks now focus on return to traditional schooling BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLEN SCHIFF
Students taking virtual classes at the Gold Coast Arts Center were asked to draw something that accurately depicted their emotions throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that all kindergarten-12th grade schools and college facilities throughout New York will remain closed for the rest of the academic year and will continue to provide distance learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement resulted in superintendents from school districts throughout the North Shore expressing their support for keeping students and families safe, despite ending the year remotely. “While this is not the school year we had hoped for, we have adapted and will get through this together,” Port
Washington School Superintendent Michael Hynes said in a letter to the community. “Despite the hardship of illness and loss from this crisis, we will also have many memories of heroism and perseverance that will last a lifetime.” “The health and safety of our school community always comes first, so I understand why the governor has decided to close schools throughout the state for the remainder of this academic year,” Great Neck School Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said in a statement. “Still, it’s sad news for our students, staff, and families, who miss see-
ing each other and sharing end-of-the-year celebrations together.” A representative from the Great Neck district said officials are still discussing when the school year will officially end, what will happen with graduation ceremonies, and if there will be any classes conducted remotely or in person this summer. New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School Superintendent Jennifer Morrison said her district, like others, is following the guidelines from the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are in the process of reviewing the CDC’s guidelines and making decisions Continued on Page 34
Village elections postponed to September BY R O S E W E L D ON
until Tuesday, Sept. 15. In the order, issued May 1, An executive order from Cuomo declared that “any vilGov. Andrew Cuomo has offi- lage election previously schedcially postponed village elections uled to be held in March, April,
May, or June will be held on September 15, 2020.” The order also states that village elections with “fully determined” ballots at the time of the order will maintain their ballots. Local villages that originally scheduled their elections in March include Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, East
Hills, Port Washington North, Munsey Park, Baxter Estates, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Plandome Heights, Flower Hill, Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Estates, Thomaston, Kensington, Saddle Rock, Russell Gardens, Floral Park, East Williston and Mineola. All of them, as well as villages with elections scheduled in June, such as Old Westbury
and Manorhaven, will hold elections on Sept. 15. “Any village election postponed by Executive Order originally scheduled for a date in March, April, May or June of 2020 for which the ballot was fully determined at the time of this Executive Order shall proceed with the same ballot Continued on Page 35
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