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Patience Wears Thin as Amagansett School Hearing Drags On

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Maria Dorr

Maria Dorr

Christopher Walsh on Nov 5, 2024
Apart from the testimony of two former Amagansett School parents, the October 30 continuation of an administrative hearing in the matter of the Amagansett Union Free School District v. Maria... more

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