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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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School Locked Down After Teen Shot In Harrisburg In Broad Daylight: Police
A teen is in the hospital after being shot in Harrisburg at noon on Thursday, Oct. 24, city police announced. Officers had been called to a report of shots fired at the intersection of North Thirteenth & Herr streets. They arrived to find the juvenile boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Downey Elementary School, located at 1313 Monroe Street was briefly on lockdown due to the “incident”, a spokesperson for Harrisburg School District said. He was taken to an area hospital where he remains in stable condition. An investigation is ongoing. Anyone w…
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Curfew For All Under 18 Years Old To Be 'Reinforced' In Harrisburg: Officials
Children cannot be in a public place between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday nights, and 12 a.m. midnight, and 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays– according to an ordinance police in Harrisburg will soon be enforcing. The so-called 'after-hours' curfew was first put in place in 2007, but on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 city officials said they would be "reinforcing" it. The curfew regulations "will not apply to youth attending an event, like a concert, school or religious function, or game. It will also not affect individuals coming home from work, or people …
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Man Allegedly Tried To Lure Harrisburg Area Elementary School Students Into Van Without Plate
Elementary students on their way to school were supposedly asked to get into a man's van, according to a letter the Harrisburg School District. The man approached two Foose students near the intersection of 15th and Sycamore streets, on Tuesday, Dec. 20 around 8:50 a.m., according to the letter. The man is discribed as wearing a black mask and black sweater, and driving a white van in “poor condition,” without a license plate, as detailed in the letter. The police and school security have been made aware of the incident and will keep an eye out of the van. “Please discuss with your…
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Shots Fired Near Elementary Schools In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Shots were fired near An elementary school in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 30, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to a report of shots fired near South 20th and Derry streets around 8:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, the police canvassed the area and found shell casings in the area of Shellis and Ice streets close to Melrose Elementary in the 2000 block of Berryhill Street and Scott Elementary and Rowland Intermediate School in the 1900 block of Derry Street. No victims or suspects were identified, according to the poli…
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Harrisburg Safety Monitor Put On Leave For Bringing Gun To School
A Harrisburg School District safety monitor has been put on leave after he brought a gun to one of the schools, according to Superintendent Eric Turman. This safety monitor is legally permitted to carry a weapon, "however, Harrisburg School District safety monitors, in their professional capacity, are not armed and weapons are not permitted on school grounds," Turman says. The safety monitor told District officials and the police, that the gun was taken to school by accident as he "mistakenly took a backpack to work that contained the gun, didn’t realize it was in …
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Student Injured Following 22 High School Students Brawling On Campus In Central PA
A student was hurt following a massive, 22-student, brawl in the cafeteria at a central Pennsylvania high school, authorities say. The fight happened at John Harris High School on Sept. 13, PennLive reports citing the Harrisburg police. But the parents and guardians were only sent the letter about the fight, after a video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, Sept. 27, prompting the Harrisburg School District superintendent Eric Turman to release a letter the following day. In the statement, Turman says, "Acts of violence and/or inappropriate behavior simply will not …
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PA Teacher Threatened Coworkers In Emails, School Switches To Remote Learning: Police
A Pennsylvania high school teacher has been arrested after he threatened his coworkers, according to the police. David Scott Delong, a 53-year-old teacher at Harrisburg high school, sent threatening emails to other staff members the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 16, the Harrisburg bureau of police said in a release on Thursday. "The emails contained several messages that could reasonably be translated as veiled threats," Harrisburg police say. Delong was not at the school when the emails were sent or when police started their investigation, according to the release. He has no prior cri…
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Shooting Interrupts Outdoor Prom In Harrisburg
Shots were fired Saturday night across the street from an outdoor prom at Harrisburg High School John Harris Campus, according to the school. During the John Harris Campus of Harrisburg High School's prom in Severance Field Complex gunshots were fired at Kline Plaza Saturday sometime between 3 to 5 p.m. according to police. Attention Harrisburg School District Families and Community, Today, the Harrisburg School District and Harrisburg High... Posted by HBGSD John Harris Campus on Saturday, May 22, 2021 Witnesses told police they saw people getting into cars when two men shot at them…
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