by Dan DeMarle | Feb 19, 2025 | Brighton, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Rape/Sexual Assault
“Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to several felonies Monday, including admitting that he convinced a Brighton teen to leave her home, restrained her and took her to New York City last March. Serdar Ozmen, 41, pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court to one count of...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 19, 2025 | Brockport, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Rape/Sexual Assault, School Districts
“A former Brockport High School coach last week pleaded guilty to charges linked to having sexual contact with a 15-year-old student athlete in 2018. Anne L. Collins, 29, of Greece on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two counts third-degree criminal sexual act, a...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 11, 2025 | Discipline/Suspensions, Race/Racism, School Districts
A Government Accountability Office report finds colorism, gender stereotypes and biased views of Black girls contribute to the disparities. “Black girls are disciplined more often and more harshly than other girls, and they have the highest rates of exclusionary...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 26, 2025 | Charter Schools, Immigration, Private Schools, School Districts, School Safety
INTRODUCTION Donald Trump’s reckless rescission of the “sensitive locations” guidance has unleashed a wave of fear among immigrant families, stripping away critical protections that kept ICE out of schools, hospitals, and places of worship. Schools, long regarded as...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 19, 2025 | Brighton, School Districts
Police: Father shot girl, her grandmother, then self “Brighton students continue to mourn the violent death of a classmate, as children, teachers and staff Monday returned to school after a two-week holiday break. A sixth grader at Brighton’s Twelve Corners...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 13, 2025 | Academic Intervention Services AIS, Monroe County Districts, School Districts
“The Academic Intervention Services (AIS) scale scores which can be used for determining AIS eligibility in the 2024-25 school year are now available in the attached memorandum. District policies for providing AIS, including a description of which student...
