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== Education == [[File:DivisionAvenueHS.jpg|thumb|[[Division Avenue High School]]]] [[File:Island Trees High School, New York.jpg|thumb|[[Island Trees High School]]]] Levittown is served primarily by two public school districts, the [[Island Trees Union Free School District]] with approximately 2,574 students and the [[Levittown Union Free School District]] with approximately 7,380 students.<ref name=":1" /> A small portion of the northwest corner of the hamlet is served by the [[East Meadow Union Free School District]].<ref name=":1" /><ref> {{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&details=1&InstName=levittown&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID2=3617160 |title= Search For Public School Districts |publisher= National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=March 3, 2012 }} </ref> The Island Trees Union Free School District serves northeastern Levittown, and portions of [[Bethpage, New York|Bethpage]], [[Seaford, New York|Seaford]] and [[Plainedge, New York|Plainedge]]. The district hosts [[Island Trees High School]], Island Trees Memorial Middle School, Michael F. Stokes Elementary School, and J. Fred Sparke Elementary School.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="IES">{{cite web|url= http://nces.ed.gov/|title=US Dept of Education, Institute of Educational Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> In 1982, Island Trees gained national attention from the United States Supreme Court case ''[[Island Trees School District v. Pico|Board of Education v. Pico]]''. The case determined that students' first amendment rights were violated when the school board removed several books it found objectionable from the high school's library.<ref name="Findlaw Cases and Codes">{{cite web|url=http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=457&page=853|title=Findlaw Cases and Codes|access-date=October 3, 2008}}</ref> The Levittown Union Free School District, which also serves [[North Wantagh, New York|North Wantagh]] and the northern portion of Seaford, has two high schools: [[Division Avenue High School|Division Avenue]] and [[MacArthur High School (New York)|General Douglas MacArthur]], one career and technical institute: Gerald R. Claps Career & Technical Center, two middle schools: Wisdom Lane and Jonas Salk, and six elementary schools: Abbey Lane, East Broadway, Gardiners Avenue, Lee Road, Northside, and Summit Lane.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="IES"/> The Levittown School District dates back to the 19th century, originally called the Jerusalem School District of the Town of Hempstead. Private schools include the Maria Montessori School, The Progressive School of Long Island,<ref name="IES"/> and the South Shore Christian Elementary and Secondary School located in the former Geneva M Gallow Elementary School building.<ref name="NYS Senator Hannon">{{cite web|url=http://www.kemphannon.com/Levitt%20Comm%20Page.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071019045957/http://www.kemphannon.com/Levitt%20Comm%20Page.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2007|title=Senator Hannon's Guide to Levittow|access-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> Vocational schools available are the Brittany Beauty School, Hunter Business School,<ref name="IES"/> and the [[New York Chiropractic College]].<ref name="NYCC">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycchealthcenters.com/Levit_Home.htm/ |title=New York Chiropractic College Levittown Center |access-date=October 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920072553/http://www.nycchealthcenters.com/Levit_Home.htm |archive-date=September 20, 2008 }}</ref>
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