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Harrisburg School District Board President Jim Thompson Dies Hours After Meeting Harrisburg School District Board President Jim Thompson Dies Hours After Meeting
Harrisburg School District Board President Jim Thompson Dies Hours After Meeting The Harrisburg School District is grieving the sudden loss of James R. Thompson, its newly appointed Board President, who passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, just hours after attending a board meeting. Thompson, 67, was present at the Committee of the Whole Board Meeting on the evening of Nov. 19, where he fulfilled his duties alongside fellow directors and district leadership. His passing marks the end of a remarkable tenure that spanned over a decade of service to the Harrisburg School District. Thompson was reelected to the board in 2023 and recently named Board Preside…

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Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (PHOTO) Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (PHOTO)
Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (Photo) A Pennsylvania school has issued an apology after a viral Facebook post included a photo of a teacher taping on children's face mask. The image first appeared on Facebook by a group called “North Penn Stronger Together" on Monday, according to the New York Post. The photo was later confirmed to have been taken at Pennfield Middle School in Hatfield after the school issued an apology. "Pro-mask or anti-mask, I hope we can all agree that taping masks to children’s faces crosses the LINE. This was not a joke for the child or the parents,” the post said. *Please be respectful in comments.…

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Lancaster County Schools Named After Slave-Owners To Be Renamed In Honor Black-Female Teachers Lancaster County Schools Named After Slave-Owners To Be Renamed In Honor Black-Female Teachers
Lancaster County Schools Named After Slave-Owners To Be Renamed In Honor Black-Female Teachers Two schools in the School District of Lancaster will be renamed to honor Black-female community leaders. The school board voted on the new names at a board meeting on Thursday night.  Edward Hand Middle School, which was temporarily called Southeast Middle School since mid-2020, will be renamed- Hazel I. Jackson Middle School. Jackson was an English teacher at the formerly named-- Edward Hand Middle School from 1961 to 1970. She was the first female Black teacher in the school district and at Millersville University. The board also voted to rename Buchanan Elementary School-- Rita Sm…

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