East Rockaway Union Free School District

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East Rockaway School District is a school district headquartered in East Rockaway, New York. The district was established in 1924. [1] The district is the smallest in Nassau County. In 1992 it had 1,150 students. [2]

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At one time the East Rockaway School District proposed paying the Lynbrook Public Schools to have East Rockaway students in grades 7 through 12 attend public schools in Lynbrook; the Lynbrook district rejected the offer. In 1992 Robert Parry, the superintendent of the East Rockaway district, stated that it was still interested in consolidating with another district. [2]

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Controversy

In 2014 a teacher at Rhame Avenue school accused the district of removing her from teaching duties due to her students making higher test scores than expected. [3]

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References

  1. "Home" (Archive). East Rockaway School District. Retrieved on July 3, 2014. "443 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY 11518"
  2. 1 2 Saslow, Linda (June 21, 1992). "Schools, Losing State Aid, Ponder Sharing Costs". The New York Times. p.  2 . Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  3. Prochilo, Dan. "Teacher allegedly disciplined because her students' scores are too high" (Archive). FiOS 1 . July 1, 2014. Retrieved on July 3, 2014.