Schools
Mount Vernon 4th Grader Killed By Car
District officials asked the community to keep his family and the school community in their thoughts.

MOUNT VERNON, NY — A fourth-grade Mount Vernon resident died after being hit by a car Wednesday night. He was a student at the Graham School.
The district expressed its condolences on Facebook Thursday morning:
The Mount Vernon City School District mourns the loss of a 4th grade student from Graham School. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends.
Please keep the family and our school community in your thoughts and prayers. It is times like this that we must band together for the sake of all children.
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