Part II in a 10-Part Series DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 23, 2024) — Over the past five months, I have been asking questions of New Rochelle officials and councilmembers in the hope that they might deliver on their supposed concern that they and Sustainable Westchester have not done enough to engage with
DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 20, 2024) — I got back to Dublin Tuesday on the red-eye from New York after 11 days back in the USA. I was upstate visiting with my three oldest kids, back in New Rochelle for a few days, then out to Notre Dame to see my mom
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
This is part 4 of a 4 part series NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 11, 2024) — The activism of the parent(s) of Student 2 frightened District leadership. The parent(s) emailed Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, who then called Superintendent Dr. Laura Feijóo. Commissioner of Education and President
This is part 2 of a 4 part series NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 9, 2024) — Shrub Oak bills itself as a “therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions… located on 127 secure, gated acres.” Shrub Oak caters to wealthy international families
JOHNSON CITY, NY (October 6, 2024) — It has been a hectic week between international travel and trying to complete a series on the school district that I first began four years ago. The newsletter is sent late because I am in the USA and have been visiting family in upstate
This is part 1 of a 4 part series NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 8, 2024) — The City School District of New Rochelle has improperly used millions of dollars in state education funds to pay Shrub Oak International School to educate four autistic students over the past five years. The District
DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 29, 2024) — This week is the one year anniversary of my investigation into Noam Bramson and Sustainable Westchester so it seems as good a time as any for me to step back from the tens of thousands of words I have published on the subject and clarify
DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 29, 2024) — In response to the September 18 release of the Attorney General Report on the Investigation into the Death of Jarrel Garris, the New Rochelle Police Department announced a new Special Needs Registry Program on September 27. The idea seems to be that the registry is