Mold was discovered in several places at the John M. Marshall Elementary School in late August, and the East Hampton School District is almost done remediating the problem, a senior school official said this week.

On Sunday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, the award-winning film “Green Book” will be screened for teens and adults as part of the “Tough Topics” film series.

Almost three years after the death of Robert Schneider, who was principal at Pierson Middle and High School for seven years in the 1990s, a plaque commemorating a major building expansion in 2003 will be replaced with one that acknowledges his contributions to the project.

Families will learn how to decorate a holiday cottage that doubles as a craft box in a holiday workshop on Friday, Dec. 20, at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill.

A possible increase in high school tuition the East Hampton School District will charge to feeder districts has become a source of contention in contract negotiations between the Springs and East Hampton districts, Debra Winter, the Springs superintendent, said on Tuesday.

The argument over cellphones as either distractions or useful educational tools for students has divided some at the Bridgehampton School.

Sensory Friendly

Children with sensory processing disorders or who are on the autism spectrum will find an especially welcoming space at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Saturday morning. From 8 to 10, light and sound will be reduced in the exhibits, the space will be less crowded, and there will be quiet rooms for kids who fare better with less stimulation. Admission will be free.

Fresh off his appearance in New York City last week alongside New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Adam Fine, the principal at East Hampton High School, will accompany seven students and his counterpart from Southampton High School to bring their anti-vaping campaign to the floor of Congress.

Teachers of generations past may have lamented “ants in the pants” as a cause of classroom distractions by fidgety kids. Today, schools like the Springs School are taking a more holistic approach to managing those “ants.”

“The Nutcracker” Is Coming

You know it’s the holiday season when tickets go on sale for the Hampton Ballet Theatre School’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” at Guild Hall. And so they have.

The school’s dancers have been hard at work all fall preparing for the production, which will be staged on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., Dec. 7 at 1 and 7 p.m., and Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 to $45 in advance, $25 to $50 the day of the show, but be warned: Seats for this popular production have been known to sell out in advance.

Mary McCaffrey, the Wainscott School's secretary and district clerk for 19 years, died on Monday. Services will be held on Friday and Saturday.

In conversation together, Anita Boyer and Kasia Klimiuk have the sort of energy that sparks back-and-forth like a pinball machine fueled by lightning.