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A night of remembrance Seaford community memorializes the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11

By KaTE NalEPiNSKi knalepinski@liherald.com

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Honoring their legacy The Seaford American Legion, the Lions Club, the Seaford Wellness Council, the Seaford High School 9/11 Memorial Committee, Boy Scout Troop 581 and middle and high school students planted American flags on the grounds of Seaford High on Sept. 4 to honor those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

A bell tolled 11 times at Seaford High School last week as a crowd of silent onlookers honored the lives of the 2,977 people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Family members of the victims and local religious leaders took turns sounding the bell in front of the school, each strike representing the death of an individual or members of a group. Five Seaford High School alumni died in the attacks: Robert Sliwak (class of 1977), John William Perry (’82), Thomas Haskell (’82), Michael Witten-

stein (’85) and Timothy Haskell (’85).

The bell was also sounded in memory of all victims of 9/11, first responders and rescue workers, all veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces, all victims of Covid-19 and the Seaford community, as well as the hope for world peace.

The annual ceremony, organized by the Seaford High School 9/11 Memorial Committee, began with a presentation of the flag by the Nassau County police color guard, escorted by the Nassau County Police Pipe and Drum.

The Seaford, Wantagh and Freeport fire departments were all Continued on page 3

Some Wantagh district parents protest mandatory masks

By KaTE NalEPiNSKi knalepinski@liherald.com

At 10 a.m. on Sept 10, a small group of Wantagh School District parents gathered outside Wantagh High School to protest the district’s mask mandate for students.

The 20 or so people who took part in the demonstration walked on the sidewalk outside of the high school, middle school and the administration building, some holding signs that read “Unmask Our Kids,” “No Masks, No Vacs, Back to School” and “Freedom to Choose.”

“I think everybody here is in agreement that we want the

right to choose,” said Alan Jacoby, who has advocated against masks at school board meetings.

“No one is against wearing masks — if that’s your choice, that’s fine for your child. And it’s our choice not to mask our kids.”

The Wantagh protest took place on a nationwide walkout day, when students, parents and teachers across the country left school buildings at the same time to show their opposition to mask mandates. Jacoby said the protest was organized by parents in the community and promoted on social media.

District students were invited to take part, but Superintendent John McNamara wrote in an

emailed statement that none did so, and that school security monitored the protesters until they disbanded. There were also members of the Nassau County Police Department on school grounds.

“This was not a student organized event, and no students unlawfully left the building to participate,” McNamara wrote.

On her first day in office last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state Department of Health to institute a universal mask requirement in all public and private schools. The mandate followed shortly afterward.

In response, Jacoby, 42, removed his fourth-grade daughter from the classroom, to be

home-schooled this year. “We don’t want to co-parent with the government or the school,” he said. “That’s pretty much the bottom line, and unfortunately it’s going to get worse.”

“Worse” for many parents would be a vaccine mandate the Health Department might issue.

If vaccines were to be mandated for students, protester Rebecca

Conti said, she would consider pulling her twins from their middle school classrooms to be home-schooled. “I think it’s going to happen sooner than we think,” Conti said.

“Once those vaccine mandates hit, I think you’re going to see a mass exodus of kids being withdrawn from schools,” Jacoby Continued on page 12

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Honoring those lost, with Seaford pride continued from front page represented in the honor guard.

The ceremony also acknowledged three Seafordites who served in Afghanistan: U.S. Marine Cpl. John Krzyminski, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Anton Augustin and U.S. Army Pvt. Ariel Alexander Rameriz.

“We know there are some, even here, that only know about the events Sept. 11, 2001, by the documentaries, news articles and the stories of loved ones who lived through it,” the Rev. Joseph Fitzgerald of St. William the Abbott Roman Catholic Church said during a prayer. “We ask that you help those who labor with the burden of a lost loved one, the ... nightmares, the health effects as a result of the sacrifice and courage of being down in the pile of the days and weeks after. Tonight we remember the souls of all those who perished in the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania — but especially our Seaford sons and daughters.”

Peter King, a former U.S. representative and a 2004 Honorary Patriot Award winner, offered his reflections during a brief speech. “I was at ground zero with President Bush on Sept. 14 . … I never thought what I saw then would be brought back.

The horror, the devastation, the agony… and yet today, it’s all rebuilt, as has the spirit of our country,” King said. “There is no community on Long Island that has more dedication, has had as great a response, and has had the endurance and fortitude necessary than the people of Seaford.”

Ken Haskell, former FDNY and Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee president, who lost his two brothers, recognized them and the other three Seaford High alumni who died.

“These men were proud to be Vikings.

They shared the same hopes and aspira-

Nikesh hathiramaNi, a Seaford student, held a candle at the Seaford memorial vigil on Sept. 11. tions as the students that are here tonight,” Haskell said. “And although their time on this earth was cut short, they had just enough time to inspire us all.”

The Rev. Micah Stumme of St. David’s Lutheran Church in Massapequa Park and Monsignor Steven Camp, a 2004 Honorary Patriot Award winner, also reflected.

Camp asked audience members to live every day with the same selflessness that Americans did on Sept. 12: “The silence of the night was broken the following day by everyone doing something. No one stayed in. People were getting things for others.

No one asked what religion they were, or looked at the color of their skin … Everyone in this community did something to go beyond themselves that day,” he said.

As firefighter Jeremy Riddle of FDNY Engine Company 332 and the Seaford High School Honor Chorale performed a tribute song, audience members lit candles to remember those lost.

the ceremoNy opeNed with a performance by the Nassau County Police Pipe and Drum. sophia BoNilla raNg the bell to honor her uncle, Seaford High alumnus Robert F. Sliwak, who died in the 9/11 attacks.

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The social, emotional and mental wellbeing of students will be a priority in the Seaford School District this year. Just before the school year kicked off Sept. 1, staff, faculty, students and administrators and others received guidance on the topic from an expert in the field.

Marc Brackett, founder and director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, spoke to administrators, teachers, pupil personnel services staff, coaches and high school student leaders during Superintendent’s Conference Day on Aug. 31.

Brackett’s three presentations set the tone for the new school year. While emotions and feelings are instinctual, Brackett explained, emotional intelligence is something learned over a lifetime. For example, he said, many people don’t understand the difference between anxiety and stress.

Brackett discussed emotion judges and emotion scientists, and said that teachers and staff should strive to be the latter – people who are open, curious and reflective, seek to understand the causes behind feelings, ask questions, listen and have a growth mindset. When teachers know how students are feeling, they can better connect with them, provide a greater level of support and be good role models.

As part of Seaford’s increased emphasis on social and emotional learning, the

district will implement the RULER approach – recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing and regulating emotions. The philosphy uses a mood meter, which is divided into red, yellow, blue and green quadrants, each representing a category of feelings.

Superintendent Adele Pecora said that 18 months into the pandemic has had various emotional impacts on students and their families. The adoption of the RULER philosophy offers students the tools to harness their emotions.

“This is just the beginning for us, in creating a school environment where we are focused on students’ social and emotional well-being as much as their academic success,” Pecora said in a press release.

Seaford High School Principal Nicole Schnabel, who coordinated Brackett’s visit, said in a press release that he met with about two dozen student leaders in his final presentation, representing student government, clubs and athletics.

“Students are at the heart of everything we do, and our student leaders drive each of our missions home,” Schnabel said. “Having them be a part of this initiative, to empower ourselves and one another with increased emotional intelligence will only strength our abilities to reach the entire community.”

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An estimAted 2,000 people turned out for the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony, held Saturday in Lido Beach.

Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald

Hempstead Town salutes 9/11 heroes

By JAmes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago.

At the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach, there was a standing-room only crowd that gathered before a makeshift stage on the sand and also filled a wooden walkway leading from the parking lot.

The crowd, estimated by officials at about 2,000, had come to observe a milestone anniversary — the 20th year since two commercial jetliners were hijacked by terrorists, who used them as missiles to slam into each of the mAriAnee twin towers of the World Trade tABorsky Center, killing almost 3,000 peoMerrick ple.

The mood on the beach was somber.

“It was the day America lost its innocence,” said Marianee Taborsky, of Merrick, who came with her husband, Kevin. They embraced before taking seats set up on the beach. She had heard reports of the attack that morning and turned on her TV. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “This doesn’t happen to us. This was America.”

Speakers, including New York state’s new lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem, spoke not only about the terror of that day, but also of the sacrifice of 9/ll responders. Others, including New York City police officers and Long Island legislators, talked of losing fathers, nephews and other relatives.

“I plan on being here every year that I am lieutenant governor,” Benjamin said. His predecessor, Kathy Hochul, now governor, had spoken at the Lido Beach ceremony last year.

Some of the loudest applause of the day came for New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent DeMarino, of Valley Stream, a deputy chief in the city police department, died of can-

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t was the day America lost its innocence.

memBers of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. cer after working at the ruins of the World Trade Center.

Detective DeMarino was 9 on Sept. 11, 2001. He sat in class while other students were pulled out by their parents after the attacks. When he got home, he said, his mother explained to him that two planes had hit the trade center. She told him his father was “fine.”

“But she didn’t know that until he came home after 2 in the morning,” on Sept. 12, he said.

He said he father had been “the Energizer bunny, always busy” and chatty. “But after that day, he just sat down,” DeMarino said. In 2018, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor “directly linked to his work at ground zero,” he said. His father died 13 months later.

“He took his work at ground zero head on,” DeMarino said. “This was my dad. Share your story too.” The

crowd rose to its feet.

Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin noted that last year the observance was held in the Lido Beach parking lot, and the crowd was limited because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, he said, the event could safely be held on the beach.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks “took a toll on the country,” Clavin said, but they also brought “unity and bravery.”

Many of the first-responders sat quietly. Among them was Pat Antonacci, of Levittown, an NYPD detective who said he worked at ground zero for a few months. “It was horrific,” he said.

His wife, Maryann, said, “It took a toll on him. He Continued on neXt page

Hempstead Town holds 9/11 ceremony didn’t talk about it. He didn’t even smile for months.”

Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman spoke of losing his nephew, Sgt. Tommy Jergens, a New York state court officer from Valley Stream. He died when the towers collapsed.

“Some people dread this day,” Blakeman said. “We know we are going to have to relive the pain and the horror of that day.” He said his nephew joined the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Army and the state court system because “the kid always liked

amoNg tHe atteNdees was Todd Gleason, 61, of Island Park, a crane operator who removed the last piece of World Trade Center steel from ground zero.

to wear uniforms.”

“We never got to say goodbye,” Blakeman said. Only his shield was found.

At the end of the ceremony, a number of people tossed white carnations into the choppy surf of the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was Cara Donaldson, of Plainview, a psychologist.

“Throwing flowers means casting my prayers to Mother Nature and God,” she said. The pain of 9/11, she said, “never ends, even 20 years later.”

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Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald

New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino spoke of his father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, who died in December 2019 of a brain tumor directly linked by his doctors to his work as a first responder at ground zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks.

HemPstead towN suPervisor Don Clavin led the ceremony.

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events and activities

community update Thursday, Sept. 16

Wednesday, Sept. 22

Creature feature tour Families can join the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center for a “creature feature” from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

Learn about their reptile species and spend time with them in-person. There is a $4 entry fee. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center is located at Jones Beach State Park, West End 2, 150 Bay Pkwy.

Dinner with Doc Gooden Head to Mulcahy’s for a live Q&A with Mets pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and live Q&A starts at 7:30 p.m. For tickets call (516) 783-7500 or email info@mulcahys.com. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.

Manhattan Bridge history Calling all history buffs! The Wantagh Public Library will host a free history session on the Manhattan Bridge, the third bridge built over the East River that connects Brooklyn and Manhattan. The meeting will be from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the community room.

Friday, Sept. 17 Weekly car meet up The American Muscle Car Club of Long Island and the Rolling Joint food truck meet weekly from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Wantagh. Enjoy some good food, cars and friends. Don’t forget to bring a chair. They meet at 3333 Sunrise Hwy. in Wantagh. For more info visit http:// amccliny.com/.

Thursday, Sept. 23 Drew Green and Mitchel Tenpenny Christina Daly/Herald

Saturday, Sept. 18

The Traditions perform at Seaford library

Seaford farmers’ market

The Traditions will be playing doo wop songs for an outdoor concert at the Seaford Library on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Bring chairs and enjoy the music. For more info email seafordlibrary@nassaulibrary.info.

Head over to the Seaford farmers’ market for some fresh produce from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The market is located on Washington Ave., at the east end of the Seaford Long Island Rail Road parking lot.

Shilelagh Law Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to listen to the band Shilelagh Law. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at www.muls.com. For more questions you can call 516-7837500. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.

Bideawee Guided Walking Bideawee’s Pet Memorial Park is hosting a guided walk from 2 to 2:45 p.m.

The guided tours will explore the grave sites of many beloved pets who call Bideawee their final resting place.

There is a limit of 15 people per tour.

All participants must register in advance and wear masks. To register,

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visit www.bideawee.org/pet-memorialpark-walking-tour. To find out more information, call (866) 262-8133.

Pet CPR and first aid class Bideawee will host a pet CPR and first aid training at 10 a.m. at the PetSafe Coalition at 3300 Beltagh Ave. in Wantagh. The class is for pet owners as well as pet professionals, including vettechs, groomers, trainers, pet sitters, volunteers and rescuers, dog walkers and more. The class is $85 per person. All graduating students will receive a 2-year certificate, emergency muzzle, full manual and more. For more information, visit https://www. meetup.com/NY-Pet-CPR-First-AidCare/events/280022088/.

Sunday, Sept. 19 Beach Volleyball Long Island Singles is hosting beach volleyball at Jones Beach at 10 a.m..

Beginners are welcome. Meeting location announced after registration. Go meet singles and play some volleyball.

The event is not meant to be age- or gender-specific. For more information, call (718) 757-6933. To purchase tickets, visit https://allevents.in/ mobile/amp-event.php?eventid= 10000167541951487.

Champs Challenge Head to Jones Beach for a 5K walk/ run to support Cystic Fibrosis. The event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info visit https://support.cflf. org/event/champs-challenge-2021/ e347561.

Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to listen to Drew Green and Mitchel Tenpenny. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m.

Tickets are available at www.muls.com.

For more questions you can call 516783-7500. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.

Monday, Sept. 20 Strength, flexibility and balance session Join the Wantagh library and instructor Barbara Gilmartin from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a class with basic exercises using stretch bands. Attendees should bring light hand weights. A class fee of $20 is due at time of registration. The event will take place in the community room.

Sensory walks Children ages 3-6 can explore the beach using their sense from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. This is RSVP-only event. RSVP online at https://www.jonesbeachenc. org/events/. There is a $4 entry fee. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center is located at Jones Beach State Park, West End 2, 150 Bay Pkwy. in Wantagh.

HaVinG an eVenT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number.

Submissions can be emailed to knalepinski@liherald.com.

There is a Wantagh Chamber of Commerce meeting on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

Check out the Wantagh Museum on Sundays, located at 1700 Wantagh Ave. The Seaford Chamber of Commerce will hold its Fall Festival on Oct. 2 at 1 p.m.

The Diamonds will be playing at the Seaford H.S. on Monday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunset Grill in Seaford is having a Spooktacular Sunday Funday special on Halloween at 6 p.m.

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Wantagh Senior Football a standout lineBaCKeR and offensive lineman, Casey helped the Warriors capture the Nassau Conference IV championship last season while leading them in tackles for a second straight campaign and serving as a captain. The two-time All-Long Island and All-County selection is looking for a third straight season with over 100 tackles. As a junior, he was runner-up for the Piner Award, presented to Nassau’s most outstanding linebacker. Twenty of his tackles last season came in playoff wins.

gaMes to watCh Friday, sept. 17

Girls Volleyball: Lynbrook at South Side ................4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Baldwin.......................4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Elmont at Calhoun...........................4:45 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Hewlett at South Side......................4:45 p.m.

Girls Volleyball: Carey at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m.

Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside .......................... 6 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at Freeport ................................... 6 p.m.

saturday, sept. 18

Girls Soccer: Mepham at South Side........................ 9 a.m.

Girls Volleyball: Clarke at West Hempstead .............10 a.m.

Girls Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South .........................10 a.m.

Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ....................10 a.m.

Football: Glen Cove at Baldwin ................................. 2 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Elmont...................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Carey at Calhoun ............................................. 2 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at V.S. Central ................................. 2 p.m.

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The MacArthur girls’ soccer team hopes an early trip to an upstate New York tournament is bookended by a return journey culminating in a championship.

The Generals participated in the New York State High School Girls Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Tournament in Niskayuna, N.Y. last weekend featuring the state’s top teams. Sixth-year head coach Jamie San Filippo said the experience is designed to give his players a taste of competing on the big stage in a two-day span similar to what will be required to bring home a state title in November.

“It’s a good test playing some of the best teams in the beginning of the season and you hope to see them again at the end of the season, “ said San Filippo, who has brought his program to the prestigious event near Albany three of the past four seasons. “I always tell the girls if you want to win a state title you have to be able to win a game on a Saturday, sleep well Saturday night and come back and play in the final on Sunday.”

MacArthur returns nine starters from last season’s 13-1-2 campaign that was held in the spring due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ended with an overtime loss to South Side in the Class A finals. It denied the program a chance to repeat its 2019 county crown.

Senior forward Hailey Hnis is back for her final high school season after netting 24 goals in the spring. Junior Kaitlyn Tung will also be a big scoring presence near the net following an eight-goal sophomore season.

San Filippo stressed the depth and versatility of his midfield will be a key in helping push forward MacArthur’s goal for a deep postseason run. Senior Fiona Killian, a Xavier commit who is the reigning Conference AI Co-Player of the Year along with Hnis, anchors the unit with freshman Bella Calabro and sophomore Hailey Metzger.

The bulk of last year’s defense that only surrendered one goal in the regular season also returns, led by senior Madison Hnis, who will join her twin sister Hailey to play on the collegiate level at Albany next year. Sophomore Meghan Wetzel and

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“She is a very special player,” said San Filippo of Thompson. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lexie be an All-State player before she graduates.

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Fitness groups across Long Island – including one from Wantagh – will join in on a socially distanced fitness competition this fall to raise money for cancer research and support local businesses.

Long Island Sweat Fest, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, was organized by Merrick native Cassie Wat and Alexa Cawley, CEO of a consulting agency that specializes in marketing for the health and wellness industry.

“With this contest, we hope to build a stronger Long Island community and give people the chance to participate in some awesome fitness classes that they may not have known about before,” said Wat, who founded the fitness and wellness blog Sweat For Free.

The contest is a bingo-style game that encourages participants to attend fitness classes at local studios. Once registered, contestants will receive a bingo card with a list of participating locations. When a contestant joins in on a fitness class at one of the studios, the business will punch a hole in the attendee’s bingo card. Whoever completes an entire bingo card first will win a $1,000 Long Island-themed basket with gift cards and more.

The competition is co-sponsored by Caya studio, a pilates, barre and fitness studio in Wantagh, which has donated gift cards to the grand prize gift basket.

“We are so excited to be a part of the Long Island Sweat Fest,” said Kelly Machusky, owner of Caya. “It’s a great way to support small businesses and local fitness instructors and we look forward to leading free classes for those who donate to the American Cancer Society.”

Over 40 other fitness studios across Long Island will participate. Fitness classes will include a variety of workouts such as yoga, pilates, spin classes, barre, indoor cycling, solid core training, full-body workouts and more.

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Compared to New York City, it can be difficult for locals to find fitness studios on Long Island since each studio is physically further apart, Wat said. She hopes the competition helps Long Islanders to find local studios and classes that match their interests.

The organizers hope that the festival benefits fitness studios who have struggled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cawley said. “Our hope is that this contest drives a lot of new traffic into the studios,” Cawley said, “because they were hit so hard during Covid.” In addition to helping small LI-based businesses, Cawley aims to unite the community to advance cancer research.

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Wat said her and Cawley have a passion for fitness: it gives them a chance to bring people together and makes them feel strong, physically and mentally.

“I’m so thrilled to bring the Long Island fitness community together while sweating for a cause that is so close to all of our hearts,” Wat said. “It’s going to be a wonderful event.”

To sign up, individuals must first donate to the American Cancer Society through a link on the LI Sweat Fest website, or send a screenshot or receipt of donation to LiSweatFest@gmail.com. The deadline to sign up is Sept. 20.

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said. “I can’t speak for every parent, but I know many parents feel this way.”

Conti, of Wantagh, said she wants her kids to be unmasked. “I don’t believe in it,” she said. “I don’t believe in the science behind it, and I don’t think it’s doing anything to protect them. I believe in parents’ choice. If you want to mask your child, you’re more than welcome to, but I don’t want to.”

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, laboratory and clinical studies have shown that masks are effective in preventing the spread of Covid-19. An April 2020 report by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences stated that mask wearing reduces transmission of infected droplets, and, in tur n, “decreased transmissibility could substantially reduce the death toll and economic impact while the cost of the intervention is low.”

Christina Haubeil, who attended the protest, said she had her 15-year-old son

vaccinated in June, as soon as he was eligible. She thought that would mean he wouldn’t have to wear a mask in the fall.

“He’s fully vaccinated, so I don’t see what the problem is,” she said. “It should be the parent’s choice. . . . And as soon as the kids leave the building, most of them are unmasked, so what’s the point?”

Hochul is also considering mandating vaccines for school employees, or requiring those who are not vaccinated to be tested weekly for Covid-19.

Last week, in the neighboring Massapequa school district, anti-mask outcries led to the Board of Education’s approval of the filing of a lawsuit to challenge the mask mandate. The Locust Valley School District is a party to the suit.

McNamara said in a statement that the district has not considered taking similar action, and “any decision to take legal action regarding the New York State mask mandate would be discussed and voted on by our Board of Education at a public meeting.”

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With Covid-19 booster shots looking likely, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside recently conducted a poll to gauge interest in the third jab and opinions on mask use in schools. The “Truth in Medicine Poll” found that an overwhelming majority of vaccinated Long Island and New York City residents said they would get the booster when available.

At the briefing meeting last Thursday, Senior Vice President of Communications Joe Calderone said 600 metro area residents took part in the poll. Of the vaccinated group, which comprised 84 percent of participants, 75 percent said they would get a vaccine booster shot if one were offered. Nine percent said they would not get the booster, and 16 percent said they were unsure.

Dr. Aaron Glatt, MSSN’s chairman of medicine, said new studies have shown that the third shot could help people with underlying health conditions develop a stronger immune response to the virus.

“If we had this information, which we didn’t have when the vaccines first came out, we’d actually recommend that these people take three doses right away,” Glatt said last Thursday.

Dr. Adhi Sharma, MSSN’s new president, was heartened by the 75 percent figure, as a Mount Sinai poll in October 2020 indicated that more than 50 percent of participants said they did not plan to be vaccinated.

“People are now integrating information into their decision-making,” Sharma said. “Where they had no information before, they have plenty of information now, and we’re seeing that they’re using information to make a rational decision.”

School reopening has been a hot-but-

ton issue across the country, and the poll asked participants whether teachers should be required to take the vaccine and if students should have to wear masks. Sixty-eight percent of participants said teachers should be required to take the vaccine, with only 16 percent saying they should not. Fifty-three percent of participants approved of the use of masks for kindergarten to 12th-grade students, with 23 percent opposing the requirement.

Sharma called last year’s virtual school experiences “sub-optimal.” With the vaccine unavailable to children under 12, he endorsed mask requirements for schools to keep in-person classes going until enough children can be vaccinated. “The inconvenience of wearing a mask is so small relative to the safety that it affords the individual, as well as everyone else in that room,” he said.

Sharma also called attention to the disparity between the number of respondents who wanted teachers to be vaccinated and who did not want students to wear masks. “We need to do a better job on educating our community so we understand from them what their concerns are on certain issues so we can better address the information gaps that exist,” he said.

The poll also asked the 102 unvaccinated participants if the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the vaccines would make them more likely to take them. Fifty-four percent said it would not sway them, and 23 percent said they were now more likely to take it. The remaining 23 percent said they were still unsure.

“If everybody was immune to the virus, the virus cannot spread,” Glatt said. “The more people that get vaccinated, the less there are places for the virus to spread and mutate and attack people who were previously immune.”

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Levittown middLe schooL students took part in virtual book discussions about “Because of Mr. Terupt” through the Summer Reading Extravaganza.

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Slattery said a thoughtful and insightful discussion took place among students and they made connections to their own lives. She added that one of the reasons they chose “Because of Mr. Terupt” is because the main characters are middle school-age and relatable.

The purpose of having everyone at the two middle schools read the same book is to build a community of

learners through literature, Slattery said. With shared reading experiences, there can be lots of engaging dialogue during the year.

“Because of Mr. Terupt” is the first book in a series, Slattery added, so any students who really enjoy it can continue reading the series to follow the stories of the same characters.

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Select students in the Levittown School District will have the opportunity to meet with notable author Rob Buyea later this month.

Buyea will host in-person assemblies on Oct. 25 at Wisdom Lane Middle School and Oct. 26 at Jonas Salk Middle School. Approximately 30 students from each building will be invited to lunch with the author, where he will discuss his books and the writing process.

Sixth, seventh and eighth-graders who took part in the Summer Reading Extravaganza, shared their thoughts about Buyea’s “Because of Mr. Terupt” on a summer reading website blog, or participated in the Levittown Public Library’s summer reading program were entered into a raffle for the lunch with the author.

Approximately 160 students entered.

Students received a copy of the book during English classes in June to read over summer vacation. They were invited to take part in virtual book discussions on July 21, Aug. 11 and Aug. 30. Three students at each virtual book discussion won a $10 Amazon gift card.

Director of English Kerin Slattery said that the first two sessions had about 40 participants, with more than 80 students joining the final discussion. “Our goal is to promote literacy throughout the summer, and do it in an inviting way,” Slattery said.

Each virtual discussion featured thought-provoking questions about different literacy elements in the book, including the characters, dialogue and plot. Students shared their analysis in small-group breakout rooms, facilitated by teachers and librarians from the

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Q. Our central air conditioning unit sits next to the rear corner of our house, and even though it’s 25 feet from our patio, where we entertain, it still makes a lot of noise when it runs. During a recent barbecue with friends, it became the topic of conversation, and my friend recommended either building a “sound wall” around it or moving it to the side of the house, just around the corner, which makes me wonder why they didn’t just put the unit there in the first place. It doesn’t make sense, and really would have solved the problem. What do you think?

A. I think you’re lucky to be inquisitive and not take the first advice you got, because your friend’s advice may have caused you a lot of needless aggravation. For a few decades, the rules in most local communities have not only restricted where a central air conditioning condenser unit can be placed, but also require a building permit onte eeper and a zoning hearing process if the unit is intended to stay where someone who should have known better installed it.

In the process of starting a large design project with new residential clients, we architects are stuck with having to check for extraneous issues that will hinder a smooth permit process, and those units become a sticking point. Unless there will be 5 to 8 feet of clearance to a side property line, depending on the community, you may want to avoid the extra couple of thousand dollars and wasted time detouring through a zoning variance process just because a friend or uncaring air conditioning company recommended putting the unit where it has been clearly discouraged from being placed for the last 30 years. I see this problem nearly every day, and realize that the installers either know about the problem or must have recently emerged from living under a rock, because there’s almost no way not to know if you do this for a living.

The sound wall can work, but be sure to check with a manufacturer about air clearances, because the unit needs air flow to properly dissipate heat.

Walls also require foundations, and can be expensive if the wall will be built to last. Also, the wall or fence requires a permit at the same time as the A.C. unit, no matter where you place both. Even fences around A.C. units require permits.

The reason for keeping side yards clear is the noise echo between houses. Neighbors must have once brought this to the attention of their local government, because this wasn’t always an issue. Units hinder emergency workers who need access to side yards with fire hoses to prevent flames from spreading. You could also research and replace old equipment with a new, quieter model for a lot less money than a wall or permit — or just turn up the music and talk louder to mask the sound, for no cost at all.

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y wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was halfawake, preparing myself for the day, while our then 1½-year-old daughter slept in the next room of our Long Beach apartment.

“Turn on the TV,” Katerina said.

There were the twin towers ablaze in fireballs, black smoke pouring from the structures. Like so many of us, I could only stare, mouth agape, in stunned disbelief.

My wife was at SCoTT Lawrence Middle School, where she BRINToN teaches to this day.

The teachers didn’t have a TV to know precisely what was happening, so she called me to find out. She was sitting with a colleague whose husband worked at the World Trade Center. I stuttered as I relayed what I was seeing.

I can’t recall which station I was watching, but I remember the frantic, frightened voice of a telecaster in a helicopter that whirred from a distance above the twin towers.

Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened at 9:59 a.m.: The south tower col-

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lapsed. The image of its shiny metal exterior cascading down, and then a massive gray ash plume spiraling back up hundreds of feet into the air, was seared into my mind. It haunts my thoughts to this day.

I gasped. Then I had to explain to my wife what had just happened, and she had to tell her colleague, who was overcome by fear and sorrow. As I write this 20 years later, a chill radiates up my spine into my brain.

At 10:28 a.m., the north tower fell. We, as a nation, had just witnessed the mass murder of 2,606 people in the twin towers live on TV. I’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that day. Last Saturday I photographed the Town of Hempstead’s moving 9/11 ceremony, held, as it always is, at Lido Beach Park, where people gathered by the Atlantic Ocean on the day of the attacks to catch a glimpse of the smoke plumes from the towers.

NYPD Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, an NYPD officer who died in 2019 of brain cancer because of his time spent at ground zero, encouraged attendees to tell their stories of that terrible day. In doing so, we keep the collective memory of the attacks alive so we “never forget.”

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And so, I tell my story here.

After collecting myself, I readied my daughter and headed to my wife. As I drove on West Park Avenue through Long Beach on the way to Lawrence, I spotted the smoke plumes through a break in the houses, just as I was entering the city’s West End. The plumes were like giant ribbons stretching to the heavens. “My God!” I said to myself, realizing that nothing would ever be the same.

My wife was released from her duties after the children were sent home, and we met up on a side street in Lawrence. I could see the fear and horror in her eyes. We realized we had no cell service, but I told her that everything would be OK. I wondered whether that was true.

My wife drove our daughter back to our apartment, and I went to work just down the street at the Heralds’ office at the time, in Lawrence. From there I took dictation from reporters who had been dispatched to train stations along the Babylon and Far Rockaway branches of the Long Island Rail Road. They were interviewing survivors who had hurried out of Manhattan, white ash and sweat coating their dark business suits. They poured out of the trains like frightened war victims.

I worked until 3 a.m. the next day to

’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that awful September day.

produce a paper. I remember stepping out of the office onto the empty sidewalk on Central Avenue around midnight and staring into the black sky. I heard F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead. They flew low, but I couldn’t see them.

I felt drained and hollow. I was unprepared for the sense of sorrow that I — and the nation — would feel in the coming years. I reported on 13 funerals and memorial services in the months after Sept. 11, training my camera’s zoom lens on the grieving family members and friends of the victims. I hated shooting photos of those in such deep mourning.

Now, though, my sense is that those pictures are an important part of history.

They are documents that tell us about the price of terrorism. They show us, in no uncertain terms, why we must, as a nation, work toward world peace. I have reported on those annual ceremonies ever since.

At last Saturday’s, I could hear the anger and sorrow of the family members and friends of 9/11 victims as they spoke.

There is no peace that can come from such an attack, only acceptance.

Never, ever forget.

Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication.

Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

Season of fire and flood slips into September

t has been a season of extremes, but after the floods and the fires and the winds and the Covid surges and the ICUs getting slammed and the little ones getting sick, and the heat waves searing the country, north, south, east and west, one drumbeat persists: Get the vaccine. Wear a mask. Take a booster. It’s easy and necessary.

I can’t offer wiser words than these. If everyone who could have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine had done so, thousands of lives would have been saved. FamiRANDI lies would have KREISS avoided devastating illness and loss and broken businesses. But there being no percentage in looking back, there is still opportunity for people who have been reluctant to step up now and make themselves and their families safer from the virus.

As autumn spins into view, we are clearly in the crosshairs of various unprecedented forces, meteorological, medical, political and cultural. I don’t know anyone who isn’t feeling anxious.

Please, if you are among the sanguine and

secure, let me know your secret.

The meteorological stressors seem an apt metaphor for the general distress of observing our country in the clutches of destructive forces: a defeated president who won’t go away, a clutch of sycophants who will sell their souls for another year in office and, unbelievably, millions of folks who feel so angry and disenfranchised that they would rather risk a tussle with Covid — or possibly a fatal encounter with Covid — than get an inoculation that will keep them safe. The difference is that, unlike the random violence of tornadoes and floods that have plagued us this summer, the political disturbances in the field have intentionality.

The past administration targeted climate change initiatives and women’s rights and diversity. For four years we suffered a vacuum of moral leadership; the center frayed, and we haven’t yet repaired the damage that was inflicted on our departments of justice and state and housing and health.

President Biden, love him, hate him or ignore him, is pushing against a tide of irrational vitriol that would overturn a legal election and let chaos reign. In the

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name of “freedom,” people are rejecting a vaccine that can save the lives of the children they love.

Somehow this all intertwines with the catastrophic weather we have endured this summer. When nature goes wild, some part of us knows to hunker down and ride it out, because when the storm passes, the sun will shine again. Order will be restored. But on the political front, there is no such guarantee.

We are not done with hurricanes this season. As The Weather Channel warns: “We may still expect storms bringing exceptionally high waves … The sea may be white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected…” It goes on to say that even large vessels may disappear for long periods of time in the deep troughs between the heaving seas.

A fearsome description. But such storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political and pandemic cyclone. Our ship of state is also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if it can rise again?

We must not take our eyes off this prize.

Everything, including the actual weather, is conspiring to distract us from monitor-

lease, if you’re among the sanguine and secure, let me know your secret.

ing the attacks on voting rights and women’s rights. We need energy and focus to stay vigilant.

We cannot do any of the important work that needs to be done unless we get the vaccine available throughout the country. Our hospitals and medical teams need relief, and we can help return to some normalcy if we get inoculated. If we get our kids inoculated.

On the weather front, how many 500year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it is still within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate?

The storms, the pandemic and the politics seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. My sense is that our time, this particular time and place, autumn 2021, will stand out in history. It will be important, someday, to have the story of these troubling days set in print.

What we can’t know, or even surmise, is how this unsettling season will evolve.

The hurricanes will eventually blow out to sea. We will pick up the pieces. But after this season of political madness, who will remain standing? Each of us can do something: get the vaccine, wear a mask and, when it’s time, vote as if our democracy depended on it.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ore than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid19 vaccine. That’s excellent.

Overall, about 68 percent of Nassau residents who are eligible for the vaccine — that is, anyone over age 12 — are now fully vaccinated. That’s good, but not great.

Not great because that leaves 30 percent — a sizable number — who are yet to complete their vaccination regimens. And here’s the thing: Not all communities are equal in the race to vaccinate as many people as humanly possible.

The vaccination rate is just above 50 percent in Cedarhurst, Elmont, Freeport, Inwood, Lawrence, Mill Neck, Old Westbury and Uniondale. In other communities, it actually falls below 50 percent. In the 11549 ZIP code of Hempstead, it’s 26

percent; Greenvale, 35 percent; and Roosevelt, 48 percent.

In any number of other communities, the rate hovers in the 60 percent range.

Compare that with the rate in the 11020 ZIP code of Great Neck, where it’s 80 percent; Jericho, 78 percent; Plainview, 78 percent; the 11040 ZIP code of New Hyde Park, 75 percent; Mineola, 74 percent; Port Washington, 74 percent; Williston Park, 74 percent; Merrick, 73 percent; and Syosset, 73 percent.

It becomes clear, based on these statistics, compiled by the federal and state governments, that there is a wide disparity in vaccination rates between many of the county’s more affluent communities and its low-income neighborhoods. County health officials must ask why people in working-class areas have fallen so far

And don’t forget your flu shot this year

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ith all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do.

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. Then, if you do get sick, you can rule out the flu. Even if you do get the flu after receiving the shot, it’s likely to be a mild to moderate case, not the type that can knock you off your feet and send you to the hospital.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12,000 to 60,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. each year between 2010 and 2020. That doesn’t come close to the more than

650,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, but it is still a heavy death toll.

Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every season, with rare exceptions, according to the CDC. People with underlying health complications should be particularly vigilant about getting the vaccine. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen how those with medical conditions are far more likely to succumb to a virus.

September and October are the best time to be vaccinated against the flu, the CDC says. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October.

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behind in being vaccinated. Do they not have the time to get their shots because they are working three jobs? Do they lack access to health-care facilities? Is transportation a problem? Is English a barrier?

In certain communities, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in particular, religious conviction may play a role, and Jewish spiritual leaders from throughout the Five Towns recently released a video, which is at times serious and others humorous, encouraging their congregants to get vaccinated. We applaud that effort.

Such targeted campaigns are clearly needed in any number of neighborhoods throughout the county. The race to achieve herd immunity — when 75 to 80 percent of all county residents have been vaccinated — will be won one community at a time.

Honoring those we lost on Sept. 11, which ‘seems like yesterday’ To the Editor: Many of us have our own stories that carry the memory of one or more of the 2,977 family members, friends or neighbors taken from us in an inexplicable act of hatred 20 years ago. Those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11, 2001, know that evil exists because we saw and felt it, and many continue to live and suffer with its effects. As President George W. Bush said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, we were “a nation awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.”

Sept. 11 seems like yesterday, yet the calendar tells us that the memories and the scars are now 20 years old. It’s stunning to think that there is a generation of Americans who have no memory of that day other than what they have seen on video or learned

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You need a flu vaccine every year for two reasons. First, your immunity protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual inoculation is needed for optimal protection, according to the CDC. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually by CDC officials, and is updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season.

It takes about two weeks after your shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s best to get vaccinated before flu viruses start to spread in your community.

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ears ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. My advisee’s father, a professor at a prestigious medical school, who was African-American, replied, “I could ask you the same. I own this beach.”

That wasn’t my first experience with racism, but it highlighted how education, expertise and wealth can be denied by the color of one’s roBert skin.

My first memosCott ry of how race can distort reality is of when a friend and I were wrestling on the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the way home from school. We were having fun, but a passerby told us to stop. “Blacks and whites shouldn’t fight,” she said, instead of just saying that kids shouldn’t fight. My neighbor and I were simply playing, and unlike that lady, we could see each other merely as friends.

I’m not colorblind. I see color and shades of color, but I try to see people for who they are as individuals. This is called

respect. When I was at camp as a 9-yearold, I remember small signs that lined the paths. Each said, “Others,” meaning think of others, welcome others, respect others. We put similar signs around the Adelphi University campus when I was president.

Respect is a two-way exchange. Racism denies respect. Racism rejects the humanity of another person or group. We should understand that demands for respect and dignity are not demands for privilege and standing. We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and certainly in our homes, that others should be respected even when they look different from us.

Respect is different from tolerance. Tolerance is passive acceptance. Respect is an active engagement with another person as an equal. Respect requires action, while tolerance requires no commitment.

In our society, many people grow up in communities lacking diversity because of decades of laws and regulations that, even when overturned, had set a foundation for segregated housing and divided communities. Yet the children who grow up in these towns and villages will most likely one day supervise, or be supervised by, or be a neighbor of, someone of a different

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s a Black friend and I wrestled on a sidewalk long ago, a woman admonished us.

Letters in school.

One of the enduring lessons of that day was that we must never be afraid to recognize evil for what it is, call it by name and be willing to fight together as one against it. It is that lesson that makes the events unfolding in Afghanistan so alar ming and disheartening to watch, as some of the very organizations responsible for the horrors of that day celebrate our haphazard withdrawal. What have our leaders forgotten?

But those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11 also remember that goodness exists. That must be recognized, too. We remember the heroes who rushed toward danger to save thousands of lives, giving their own lives in the process or now suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. We see that goodness today in our first responders, health care workers and so many others these past 18 months, in ways large and small, as we have tried to help one another through this unprecedented fight against Covid-19.

Patriot Day, 9/11, is important as our opportunity to “never forget” the evil inflicted on so many, and at the same time, embrace our capacity for good. It is our opportu-

ethnic or racial background. If they don’t learn the value of respect for others in their homes or schools, where will they?

In 1944, the Carnegie Corporation funded research by Swedish Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal to study race relations in the United States. In his report, entitled “An American Dilemma,” he noted the contradictions of American democracy. The “dilemma” refers to a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the cruel realities of racial discrimination.

The U. S. military was still segregated in the 1940s.

Myrdal was quoted as saying that Americans “of all national origins, regions, creeds, and colors” hold in common “the ideals of the essential dignity and equality of all human beings, of inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity.” And yet, he said, these ideals were compromised by the pervasive violations of the dignity of Black Americans by public policy and private privations.

The legacy of slavery and restrictive covenants robbed Black people of wealth and opportunity. They were denied G.I. Bill benefits given to white veterans, which created much of the white middle class and ensured home ownership, the bedrock of American economic wealth.

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nity to honor those we lost through service to people, but just as important, to take the time to make sure that our children and grandchildren understand what happened that day and why it is important that we must respect one another and be vigilant and united in defense of our values and way of life.

God bless the lost and the families left behind. May God bless those we continue to lose and those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. May God bless our military, police and first responders who keep us safe and protect our freedom. And may God continue to bless the United States of America.

STEVE RHOADS Nassau County legislator

CorreCtion The author of last week’s column “In celebration of teachers” was misidentified. The column was written by Robert A. Scott, not Alan Singer.

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Schools were segregated. There was a systematic denial of respect, opportunity and equal access before the law.

A modern-day Myrdal would find many of these same dilemmas today.

Housing and school segregation persist, restrictions on voting are flourishing, systemic racism is common, and respect as people and as citizens is refused to Black Americans. The history of racial discrimination is being denied even as it continues by those who deny it.

Mutual respect is essential to social cohesion and civil discourse. To deny the humanity of millions of our neighbors is to limit our nation’s capacity to fulfill its ideals.

These are difficult times. My hope is that, even in times like these, families, clergy and teachers will prepare children with the basic values of civility, sincerity and respect for others. We should each know that we are the “other” to some, and that others deserve the respect that we believe is due to us. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself — will wither without mutual respect.

Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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