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Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comA little more than two years after a ceremonial ribbon-cutting opened a Center City location, DeSales University has quietly shuttered its educational hub at 932 Hamilton St. -
Screenshot/FacebookAllen High School's pool, which was built around 1970, has been leaking for years, causing the school to restrict access to the athletic facilities below it. It was the subject of a social media post that has gained considerable attention.
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The center, where access was limited because of the pandemic, has recently opened up and resumed programming. -
Alleged unauthorized spending sparked the concept of the possible need, and forensic audits are typically done when there are specific allegations of misconduct, according to the district's solicitor and business manager. At least one school board member voiced early opposition to the audit.
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The annual school board reorganization is among several agenda items on the docket for Thursday night.
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Carol Birks discussed safety, learning and retention at a town hall meeting Wednesday at Hays Elementary School.
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Students at Lehigh Valley school districts and across the state are continuing a downward trend of performing below pre-pandemic levels on state standardized tests.
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Members of the group called for a review of library books and a policy banning transgender athletes, and they questioned white privilege and bias training.
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The Northampton County Suicide Prevention Task Force and Bangor Area School District will come together to screen a documentary about Emma Benoit, “My Ascension.” It tells the story of her survival and “how it propelled her on a mission to use her experience to help others find hope and stay alive.”
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Parkland High School will perform in Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in the school's history. The parade is the oldest in the country, dating back to 1920.
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Newly-elected Lehigh Valley State Sen. Jarett Coleman has dropped a lawsuit he filed last year against the Parkland School District that sought to invalidate teacher pay raises. The trial over Sunshine Act breaches was scheduled to take place this week.
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The Board has approved a contract for the services of retired Judge Emil Giordano to conduct an unspecified investigation in the Bethlehem Area School District.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network plans to visit about a dozen schools with the Pfizer vaccine.
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An appeal by the Wolf administration put a court order to end the mandate on hold.
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The student alleged police roughed him up after a brawl at a high school basketball game in 2020.
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School districts will establish their own policies in January.
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The plaintiffs argue disparities in school funding violate the state constitution.
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The governor said he will turn over masking decisions to local school officials on Jan. 17.
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Conflict and tension have ramped up at school board meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Some families are still waiting on funds they were supposed to get months ago to make up for meals students missed during last school year.
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When schools closed or went hybrid due to the pandemic, low-income students missed free or reduced-price meals available through the National School Lunch Program.
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A bill that would require Pennsylvania public schools to post curriculum materials online is advancing through the state legislature. Republicans unanimously support it.
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More meals and a lag between delivery and reimbursement compound the problem.
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Penn State is requiring all University Park campus employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8 to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order, the university announced Tuesday.
