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Allentown school directors will hold public interviews in August for candidates interested in filling a board vacancy created by the recent resignation of Daysell Ramirez.

Conflict and tension have ramped up at school board meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The 20-year-old is a youth director with Promise Neighborhoods of Lehigh Valley. She graduated from William Allen High School in 2021 and won election to the school board in the November general election.

The school district denied the application earlier this year. STEAM charters are also applying for charters in Bethlehem and Whitehall.

The seat on the School Board of Directors was left vacant by state Sen. Nick Miller, following his election to the General Assembly

Existing charter schools and parents of charter students say for years they've asked the school board to expand the number of students who may attend them.

The National Transportation Safety Board says an eastbound train hit a stopped train on the tracks and derailed onto westbound tracks, where a westbound train collided with the wreckage. Photos from the scene in Lower Saucon Township showed multiple rail cars off the tracks.

Candidates for Parkland School Board will participate in a forum tonight at the Univest Public Media Center organized by the League of Women Voters of Lehigh County. There are six candidates on the ballot, vying for four seats.

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Unofficial results from Tuesday's election show four first-time school directors will join the board and serve for the next four years. One incumbent won a two-year term.