Recommended Reading, October 13, 2024

Robert Cox

14 Oct 2024 — 3 min read

Happy Halloween from Zeke

NOTRE DAME, IN (October 13, 2024) — I am just wrapping up my trip to the USA after visiting friends and family in Johnson City, New Rochelle and South Bend.

I also completed my reporting on the millions spent illegally by the City School District of New Rochelle sending students to one of the most expensive therapeutic schools in the country. Shrub Oak International School, a private, non-approved school costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a year per student. I intend to follow up with state and federal officials, as well as, law enforcement.

I have started to receive back records from FOIL requests over the summer. Most are the fodder for a number of planned stories. Some are follow-ups on past stories. I will work on them when I get back to Ireland.

GETTING RESULTS: looks like the City of New Rochelle finally got my message and did some belated promotion on how to opt-out of Sustainable Westchester.

Of course, they engaged in further deception…

LINK PROVIDED BY NEW ROCHELLE

https://sustainablewestchester.org/wp/conedterritory/#wpbasics

ACTUAL LINK TO OPT-OUT PAGE

https://sustainablewestchester.org/wp/con-ed-area-pre-enroll/

If you got the Sustainable Westchester mailer and want to opt out (recommended) CLICK HERE.

One of the biggest shockers in years was the decision of SUNY to approve a Charter School in New Rochelle. I was surprised to see Rev. David Holder was the animating force behind the new school. Sharon Footes was also involved, which is odd for a PTA President with no children. She claimed the New Rochelle school district is overcrowded when the opposite is the case — public school enrollment is at the lowest level in decades and projected to fall even further. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Corey Reynolds sent out a “sore loser” email after the charter school board claimed he was guilty of academic malpractice in how Black students are educated in New Rochelle.

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Special Education “Mistake” Costs New Rochelle Board of Education Millions — Part I

Special Education “Mistake” Costs New Rochelle Board of Education Millions — Part II

Special Education “Mistake” Costs New Rochelle Board of Education Millions — Part III

Special Education “Mistake” Costs New Rochelle Board of Education Millions — Part IV

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Articles from Words in Edgewise, Talk of the Sound and Elsewhere on the Web.

Woman Screams and Scares Off Armed Robber in New Rochelle

28-story apartment building proposed for New Rochelle

Mamaroneck High School Adopts A New Cell Phone Policy

New Rochelle Man Stole Used Cooking Oil From Yorktown Popeye’s: Police

Anthony Rodia on New Rochelle’s 90s Bar Scene: Teen Drunks

SUNY Approves Charter School in New Rochelle

New Rochelle waterfront property (Dudley’s) declares bankruptcy

The Curtain Shop & General Store in New Rochelle Marks 46 Years

The Curtain Shop & General Store in New Rochelle Closes

Sustainable Westchester Body Count

Links to Sustainable Westchester Articles

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