Benjamin Turner Academy October Newsletter - The Bulldog Beat

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Scholars at Benjamin Turner Academy made their way down the red carpet in the gymnasium to receive their awards for their accomplishments during the first quarter on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Families gathered to cheer on and watch their loved ones' faces light up as they were recognized for their achievements and character. 

Scholars at Benjamin Turner Academy signed the No Place for Hate pledge after listening to an impactful assembly about the power of words, specifically online, on Wednesday, December 4 and Monday December 9, 2024. The goal of this presentation was to empower students to stand against hatred in an effort to promote a culture of kindness, tolerance and mutual respect.

Selected seventh-grade students at Benjamin Turner Academy visited the Holocaust Human Rights Education Center in White Plains, NY, on November 21, 2024. They discussed why everyone should be treated with dignity, learned about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and discussed how to be an upstander.

Dr. K. Veronica Smith, Acting Superintendent of Schools:  

This morning, a white substance was found at Benjamin Turner Academy, prompting the school to enter a hold-in-place safety procedure. Students and staff were isolated from the substance as soon as it was discovered, and no one was harmed. The Mount Vernon Police and Fire Departments were immediately called to the school to investigate the incident.  The fire department determined the substance was not harmful and removed it from the school premises. Benjamin Turner Academy and District staff acted swiftly to ensure students and staff were safe prior to resuming instruction. Normal school procedures resumed after the hold-in-place safety procedure was lifted.  

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Lieutenant Kenneth Bruce with the Mount Vernon Police Department stood in front of scholars at Benjamin Turner Academy and asked them “Are we going to do drugs?” with the crowd shouting “No!”, on Friday, October 25, 2024 during an anti drug presentation to close out Red Ribbon Week.

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