Pine Bush Central School District

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The district's main offices, next to the high school.

The Pine Bush Central School District was established in 1938 in Pine Bush, New York, United States, and spans all of the Town of Crawford and includes part of six other townships in Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. For the 2021-2022 school year, the district approved a budget of $125.8 million[1] and currently enrolls just under 5,000 students. [2]

The school district has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in March 2012 by three families alleging inaction following accusations of antisemitism and the resultant creation of a hostile learning environment.[3][4]

Schools

The district has 7 schools.

  • Pine Bush
  • Circleville:
    • Circleville Elementary School
    • Circleville Middle School
    • Pakanasink Elementary School

Towns

Antisemitism Lawsuit

On November 8, 2013,

motion to dismiss the case brought on behalf of three of the five children included in the complaint.[8] In 2015 the school district filed a settlement agreement that required them to pay $2.9 million to the five plaintiffs. School officials additionally were required to undergo training to respond to antisemitic incidents.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Budget". Pine Bush Central School District. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ "PINE BUSH CSD | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ^ Yakin, Heather (December 12, 2012). "PB bullying lawsuit can name school officials". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, NY. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Weiser, Benjamin (November 7, 2013). "Swastikas, Slurs and Torment in Town's Schools". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Randall, Michael (November 14, 2013). "Feds looking into claims of anti-Semitism in Pine Bush school district". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "US attorney: NY district didn't deal with student anti-Semitism". The Times of Israel. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Solis, Marcus (September 3, 2014). "No charges to be filed amid Pine Bush school anti-Semitism allegations". WABC-TV. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Weiser, Benjamin (November 4, 2014). "Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Anti-Semitic Bullying in a New York School District". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Berger, Joseph (July 9, 2015). "Settlement Over Anti-Semitic Bullying at Pine Bush Central Schools Is Approved". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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