Over the last two weeks, both the Archdiocese of New York and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scarsdale have sought to distance themselves from Edwin Gaynor, the former teacher at the center of an ongoing sexual abuse lawsuit. Since July 15, the Archdiocese and IHM have filed cross […]
Education
County creates working group to assist local school districts with reopening
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, Westchester County government has worked closely with local school districts across the county to provide assistance and public health support to protect our schools, teachers, staff and most importantly our students. In order to create a more streamlined process as Westchester […]
State: Schools to reopen if less than 5% infection rate
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]chools throughout New York state will be able to reopen classrooms come September if certain virus-control metrics are met, but whether it’s enough to quell concerns of parents remains a variable. On July 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced that any school in a region in Phase Four of […]
Initial accuser speaks out on IHM case
David Fox was just eight years old when he rushed home from school, grabbed a razor blade and tried to carve up his own face. Unsure of how to put an end to the sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of his elementary school gym teacher, Fox believed that […]
Gaynor’s replacement testifies in abuse case
During a June 25 deposition in the ongoing abuse case against former Immaculate Heart of Mary gym teacher and coach Edwin Gaynor, Dan O’Hare—a former colleague who took over for Gaynor at IHM in the late 1960s—testified that Gaynor was dismissed from IHM following allegations of sexual misconduct. But despite […]