An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media. Source: New York Times
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In Affluent Greenwich, It’s Republicans vs. ‘Trumplicans’
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2022
The Connecticut suburb was once home to George Bush and has historically been a moderate conservative stronghold. But new hard-liners are on the attack, galvanized by the culture wars. Source: New York Times
Outcry Over High School Clinic Exposes Deep Divisions on Mental Health
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2022
American teenagers are reporting severe levels of anxiety and depression. But when Connecticut moved to expand mental health services in schools, it ran into fierce opposition in one town. Source: New York Times
Some New York Schools Resume Maskless Classes
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
On the first day for some school districts to go maskless, there was disagreement at one Long Island school over whether the change came too soon or was overdue. Source: New York Times
Facing a Ban, a School District Fights to Keep ‘Indian’ Nickname
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2022
Residents in a divided predominantly white town in upstate New York are fighting a state ruling to remove the Native American mascot. Source: New York Times