Dandan Zou

Fifty-six Long Island students in 22 districts were removed from school or faced removal for invalidated vaccination records at the end of last

Late last month, 56 Long Island students in 22 counties were expelled or threatened with expulsion because of invalid vaccination records, according to a federal lawsuit.

Officials did not say when the detectors will be installed nor did they provide an estimated cost. The move follows an incident Friday in which a high school student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school.

An expert on vaccine policy said it was a safe assumption that some parents obtained vaccinations as their children faced removal or were removed.

A former Wyandanch middle school principal who faced grade-fixing allegations pleaded guilty to an unrelated violation Tuesday, weeks after resigning from his job, authorities said.

In April 2023, parents of many students at Milton L. Olive Middle School in Wyandanch received a letter from the school: Their child was failing two or more core courses, and their promotion to the next grade was in jeopardy.

The Hempstead school district will pay two superintendents for the rest of the school year after extending the contract of its acting superintendent through June.

Port Jefferson schools will take on bonds and use available funds in reserves to pay the $16.5 million it had agreed to put toward the settlement

The cost for Bay Shore schools to resolve Child Victims Act claims has kept on climbing, to more than $45 million.