Syracuse,com by Sarah Moses ONONDAGA NATION -- Onondaga Nation parents and children gathered this morning to walk back to the Onondaga Nation School nearly three months after walking out of the school in protest. In June, students were removed from the school two weeks early amid a debate over the LaFayette Central School District's decision to hire a Fayetteville-Manlius … [Read more...] about After debate, compromises Onondaga Nation parents walk students back to school (photos, video)
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Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School
NY Times - by Kate Taylor A dispute over who should lead an elementary school that serves almost exclusively Native American children has been resolved, just in time for the start of classes next week. The dispute centered on who would become the new principal of the Onondaga Nation School, which sits on the Onondaga Nation, just south of Syracuse. Parents and Onondaga … [Read more...] about Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School
Teacher at center of Onondaga Nation School principal debate appointed dean
Syracuse.com by Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- The Onondaga Nation School teacher at the center of the principal debate between the Onondaga Nation and LaFayette Central School District was appointed to a newly created administrator position. Simone Thornton, who was one of the top three finalists for the school's principal in May, was appointed as dean of students at the … [Read more...] about Teacher at center of Onondaga Nation School principal debate appointed dean
LaFayette superintendent names potential Onondaga Nation School interim principal
Syracuse.com by Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- LaFayette Superintendent Jeremy Belfield said he wants to hire a former Homer school district administrator as interim principal at the Onondaga Nation School. Linda Llewellyn was the director of instruction at Homer Central School District and recently retired. Belfield said he called 10 retired administrators and nine … [Read more...] about LaFayette superintendent names potential Onondaga Nation School interim principal
LaFayette school district considers not overseeing Onondaga Nation school
By Elizabeth Doran Syracuse.com The LaFayette school district is considering not renewing its contract with New York state to oversee and operate the Onondaga Nation School, according to a district official. The contract to operate the school ended June 30, 2016 and the school district and Nation are looking at other options for who would operate the school, a … [Read more...] about LaFayette school district considers not overseeing Onondaga Nation school
Times Union Commentary: School should have indigenous leader
As school districts around the state settle in for the summer, things are anything but settled on the Onondaga Nation, where parents took our children out of the Onondaga Nation School for the last two weeks of the year to protest the refusal once again by the LaFayette Central School District to name an indigenous principal for the all-indigenous school. The Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Times Union Commentary: School should have indigenous leader
Onondaga Nation holds special graduation ceremony
LocalSYR.com (WSYR-TV) - Thursday was a special night for students from the Onondaga Nation as they held their graduation ceremony. It comes a little more than a week after the Nation pulled their students from LaFayette schools over its decision not to hire an Onondaga Nation native as the principal of Onondaga Nation School. Thursday’s ceremony though was about … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation holds special graduation ceremony