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Yonkers school drops Cesar Chavez name over sex abuse allegations

School name taken down from Yonkers elementary school amid Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations.

News 12 Staff

Mar 27, 2026, 6:02 AM

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Cesar Chavez's name has been removed from a Yonkers Elementary School.

The decision follows new allegations that the late labor leader sexually abused women and girls.

Chavez died more than three decades ago.

Yonkers school officials say they will rename the building on Cedar Place.

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