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Parents meet hoping for answers to E. Ramapo school crisis

Fatima Shabbir, a Monsey parent whose son attends

Photo credit: Meghan Murphy | Fatima Shabbir, a Monsey parent whose son attends special-education programs at Rockland BOCES, said she is concerned about how the East Ramapo budget crisis could affect his education. (Jan. 7, 2013)

As the East Ramapo schools' budget crisis threatens to bankrupt Rockland BOCES, concerned parents from school districts throughout the county gathered Monday to ask how to prevent their children from losing special education and career programs.

The Rockland Boards of Cooperative Educational Services is owed some $5 million by the East Ramapo School District and can't float the cash for much...

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