STATE GRANT TO BUY CAMERAS Scrutiny To Intensify After Beating At CCS By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – While contemplating how to respond to a student’s beating and the furor it evoked, Cooperstown Central School Superintendent Bill Crankshaw got some welcome good news. After a four-year wait, CCS received word Monday, June 17, it has received $500,000 in state Smart School Bond money intended for security and infrastructure improvements in the schools. “It’s great news and it’s…
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Students Safe After Gun Threat At Cooperstown School COOPERSTOWN – All students are safe and law enforcement is present at Cooperstown Schools after Superintendent William Crankshaw received a tip that a student allegedly had access to a firearm. “During the early morning hours, I was notified by a community member that a student may have access to a firearm,” he wrote in an email to parents this morning. “Law enforcement was also notified, and conducted an immediate investigation. It was…
Crankshaw: New Document, Wellness Subcommittee Will Help Combat Bullying By JENNIFER HILL• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Following up on last night’s PTA meeting, CCS Superintendent Bill Crankshaw plans to put together a document with information on the school district’s current programs and policies and future ones “to combat harassment, bullying and discrimination.” “Because of conversations with students, clergy, and parents on areas that they would like to see addressed,” he said. “I can assure you that moving forward, the…
Leonard, Brophy, Honored For Service To CCS Five Teachers Receive Tenure As Part of Afternoon Ceremony …
Trustees Votes to Strengthen Anti-Bigotry Proclamation By JENNIFER HILL• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN –Two weeks after high school boys allegedly attacked another student and shouted homophobic slurs, the Cooperstown Board of Trustees voted in its meeting this morning “unanimously and loudly” to strengthen a 2016 proclamation that the village welcomes people of all backgrounds and does not tolerate acts of bigotry. “I think it’s important to reiterate how much we in Cooperstown deplore racist and homophobic behavior,” said Richard Sternberg,…
Parents Pack House At Anti-Bullying Forum FOR EXCLUSIVE DETAILS, SEE THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA, FREEMAN’S JOURNAL …
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 Celebrate Birth Of Baseball Hall Of Fame BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION – 9 a.m. Learn about the historic events in 1939 while celebrating the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 80th birthday. Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.baseballhall.org/, 607-547-7200.…
CCS Parents Meet At 5:30 Today Boy Charged Week Before PTA Gathering By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Last week, a 15-year-old Cooperstown High School student was arrested and charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, for allegedly assaulting a student. According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, the student, whose name is being withheld because of his age, was issued a ticket to appear in family court. The case, Dembinska said, is closed. According…
Cooperstown PTA Meets Today To Discuss Bullying Allegations COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown PTA will hold an open comment session during tonight’s meeting to allow parents to share concerns about an alleged bullying incident where a student was beaten and called homophobic slurs in the high school hallway in May. Board President Marcy Birch declined to elaborate on the incident, citing an “ongoing disciplinary matter.” The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the school.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 Students Present Art & Music ART SCENE – 5-7 p.m. Art & Music Night, The Cooperstown Art Assn, Thru May 17. Info, www.cooperstownart.com…
