The family of a former Hilton school district student that previously filed a notice of claim against the district for alleged child sex abuse by a school principal has now filed a lawsuit in federal court.

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ALBANY — A survey of New York school districts has found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 will increase labor costs for public schools by millions of dollars. The New York State Association of ...

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NORWICH — Sen. Charles Schumer asked federal officials Monday to make it more affordable for public schools to serve Greek yogurt, saying it would expose more students to the high-protein food and boost an already-booming business in New York. Schumer ...

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A three-hour mini conference on Constitution Day is being held June 29 at Roberts Wesleyan College. Monroe County Bar Association President-elect Bryan Hetherington will speak at the event, which is part of a new federally mandated requirement ...

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ALBANY — New York's lawmakers will get their hands on the part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget most dear to many of them: School aid. Tuesday's budget hearing in Albany will set the course ...

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Appellate Division, Third Department Premises Liability Schools Merrill v. Elmira Heights Central School District 509599 Appealed from Supreme Court, Chemung County Background: The appeal is from a ruling that denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The ...

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Lawsuits targeting school districts for allowing students to be bullied by other students are on the rise. “This is certainly an issue that has an extremely heightened awareness now, not only in schools, but across the country and among the public,” said Sonja Trainor ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department First Amendment Schools — Status as Non-Public Forums Matter of Macula v. Board of Education 275 Article 78 Proceeding; Supreme Court, Livingston County Background: The petitioner, a professor at SUNY Geneseo who had children attending Geneseo ...

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Appellate Division, Third Department Negligence Schools-Supervision Ballou v. Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School District 508258 Appealed from Supreme Court, Albany County Background: The appeal is from a judgment that denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The plaintiff, the mother ...

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ALBANY — A gay teenager in upstate New York who had claimed he was relentlessly bullied by classmates while school administrators stood by settled his lawsuit Monday against the school district.

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