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Onondaga Nation boycotted school before in 1970s: Native principal hired, language added

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ONONDAGA -- The Onondaga Nation's removal of its children from the nation school is not the first time the nation has boycotted the LaFayette school district. In the early 1970s, Onondaga Chief Lloyd Elm led a similar boycott for similar reasons, according to newspaper archives. Nation members and parents removed children from the Onondaga Nation School Friday in protest … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation boycotted school before in 1970s: Native principal hired, language added

Disgruntled Parents Pull Students After Onondaga Nation Principal Controversy

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SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: More than 100 students in the Onondaga Nation will not be finishing their school year -- at school. Disgruntled parents pulled their kids out of class last week, after an unsettled argument with the district about who should be the school's next principal. The current one is retiring. Tina Yazdani reports.   read more... … [Read more...] about Disgruntled Parents Pull Students After Onondaga Nation Principal Controversy

LaFayette school board will not hire Onondaga Nation’s pick for principal, super says

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Syracuse.com Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- LaFayette School Superintendent Laura Lavine said Friday the school board will not select an Onondaga Nation School teacher to be the next principal, but Lavine won't say why the district is no longer considering the teacher. Simone Thornton, a teacher at the school, was one of the three finalists selected by the district's search … [Read more...] about LaFayette school board will not hire Onondaga Nation’s pick for principal, super says

Onondaga Nation parents remove students from school two weeks early in protest

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Syracuse.com/ Sarah Moses ONONDAGA NATION -- Onondaga Nation School parents gathered this morning at the Longhouse, walked to the school as a group and removed their children from the building in protest as nation leaders declare that the school year is now over. The official last day of school for nation school students is June 30, according to the LaFayette Central School … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation parents remove students from school two weeks early in protest

Newly hired Onondaga Nation School principal turns down job amid debate

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Syracuse.com Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- A newly hired principal of the Onondaga Nation School has decided to not take the job, LaFayette Superintendent Laura Lavine said Friday afternoon. Warren Smith, an assistant principal at Wellwood Middle School in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District, was hired to be principal at the school, which is located on the Onondaga … [Read more...] about Newly hired Onondaga Nation School principal turns down job amid debate

Onondaga Nation seeks meeting with LaFayette school board amid principal debate

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Syracuse.com by Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- The attorney for the Onondaga Nation has sent the LaFayette School Board a letter requesting a meeting to discuss issues and concerns with the management of the Onondaga Nation School amid a debate over the selection of the school's new principal. Warren Smith, an assistant principal at Wellwood Middle School in the … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation seeks meeting with LaFayette school board amid principal debate