Columbia Secondary School

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November 30, 2010
Harlem

Principal at Harlem School Where Girl Drowned Fired for Alleged Misconduct

Principal Jose Maldonado-Rivera was removed Tuesday for alleged financial misconduct involving a girlfriend.

November 02, 2010
Harlem

No Charges for Harlem Teacher in Drowning Death of Nicole Suriel, Report Says

Former Columbia Secondary School teacher Erin Bailey will not face criminal charges in the 12-year-old's death.

August 14, 2010
Harlem

Assistant Principal Blamed for Pupil's Drowning is Re-Hired

Assistant principal Andrew Stillman chose an unguarded beach for a school trip, at which Nicole Suriel drowned.

July 16, 2010
Harlem

Teachers at Nicole Suriel's School Angered by Principal's Light Punishment

Teachers at Columbia Secondary School are angry at the punishment given to the school's principal after a student drowned.

July 14, 2010
Harlem

Teacher Fired After City Probe Deems Nicole Suriel's Death a Result of 'Poor Judgment' Reports Say

The teacher who let kids she knew couldn't swim into the water, leading to a girl's drowning, was fired.

June 26, 2010
Harlem

Teachers Could Face Criminal Charges After Harlem Girl Drowns on Long Island Beach

Police have launched a crime probe after claims 12-year-old Nicole Suriel was allowed in the water.

June 25, 2010
Harlem

Nicole Suriel Mourned on Last Day of School Before Summer Vacation

Friday would have been the last day of sixth grade for Nicole Suriel, who drowned during a school trip this week.

June 24, 2010
Downtown

Michael Bloomberg Warns New Yorkers Not to Swim Without a Lifeguard

Two days after the drowning of Nicole Suriel on a class trip, the mayor warned New Yorkers to be safe on the beaches.

June 23, 2010
Manhattan

Nicole Suriel's Parents Say They Didn't Sign Permission Slip for Deadly School Trip

Borough president Scott Stringer also called for all school trips to be halted as the city investigates Nicole Suriel's drowning.

June 23, 2010
Manhattan

Nicole Suriel, Sixth-Grader Drowned at Long Beach, Mourned at Harlem School

Many stopped to pay their respects to Nicole Suriel at informal memorial outside the Columbia Secondary School in Harlem.

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