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The offers came after Newsday reported Hempstead town issued more than 80,000 tickets in four school districts that had never agreed to participate in the program. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Roosevelt schools superintendent Shawn Wrightman spoke to Newsday about the ICE detention of high school senior Alvaro Castro Velasquez, who was detained by agents weeks from graduation.

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The Brentwood superintendent sent a message to parents saying ICE agents were never on the school property itself. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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Parents are even more worried about their kids not having their phones easily accessible. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Fifty-three percent of students in grades 3 through 8 scored proficient in English this year, the state Education Department said.

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The Wyandanch community has chosen their district's new logo as one of the final rebranding steps to the new wolves nickname.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released a final report on the 2023 Farmingdale bus crash upstate. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa joins holiday helpers who spend the season climbing ladders and clinging to gutters as they install seasonal lights on Long Island houses.

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