PA Charter School CEO Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds From The US Government USDOJ PA Charter School CEO Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds From The US Government USDOJ
PA Charter School CEO Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds From The US Government Usdoj A charter school's CEO and President has pleaded guilty to stealing funds from a federal grant program that was meant for the school where he worked, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Leonard Hart, 50, of Mount Wolf, the former CEO and principal of Lincoln Charter School in York has admitted to submitting to LCS nearly 20 false and fraudulent reimbursement requests between 2018 and 2020, on Thursday Oct. 20, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Hart "obtained by fraud and misapplied approximately $6,400," starting in May 201…
Allentown School Superintendent May Be Fired At Board Meeting: Report Allentown School Superintendent May Be Fired At Board Meeting: Report
Allentown School Superintendent May Be Fired At Board Meeting: Report Allentown School District may soon begin the search for a new superintendent, according to a report by WFMZ. The board is expected to vote on whether to fire Superintendent John Stanford, who assumed office less than a year ago, the outlet reports. An unnamed source said the board would vote to remove Stanford "as the result of a lack of confidence," WFMZ wrote.  The school board is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., according to the school district's website. Click here for the full story from WFMZ. 
School Bus Sliced In Half By Taco Bell Sign In Pennsylvania School Bus Sliced In Half By Taco Bell Sign In Pennsylvania
School Bus Sliced In Half By Taco Bell Sign In Pennsylvania A school bus crashed into a Taco Bell sign— slicing it in half— in western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities say.  The scene of the school bus crash into a Taco Bell sign in Forest Hills. Facebook/Tom Defino The crash happened in the 2300 block of Ardmore Boulevard, Forest Hills around 9:34 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers.  "A pole sliced through the bus, causing a large panel on the door side to break open," WPXI reports.  Posted by WPXI-TV Pittsburgh on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Witnesses told Daily Voice no children were onboard but the driver was taken t…
Penn State Student Found Dead Less Than 2 Weeks After His Grandfather Died Penn State Student Found Dead Less Than 2 Weeks After His Grandfather Died
Penn State Student Found Dead Less Than 2 Weeks After His Grandfather Died A 21-year-old Penn State student was found dead in his dorm room less than two weeks after his grandfather died, authorities and the family say.  Ryan O'Malley, of Scranton, was found unresponsive by his roommate in student housing at 330 West College Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at 4:17 a.m., according to a release by State College police on Tuesday, Oct. 18.  He was declared deceased at 4:52 a.m., by the Centre County coroner, Daily Collegian reports.  The night before O'Malley had consumed an "excessive amount" of alcohol during a drinking game at a party at 222 West Beaver Avenue,…
Child Arrested Following Incident At Pennsylvania Middle School: State Police Child Arrested Following Incident At Pennsylvania Middle School: State Police
Child Arrested Following Incident At Pennsylvania Middle School: State Police A middle school student was arrested following an incident at his school, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Monday, Oct. 17. The state police were called to Bermudian Springs Middle School to investigate an incident of harassment on Oct. 4 at 1:54 p.m., as detailed in the release. During the investigation, police learned that a 12-year-old boy had struck a fellow student, a 12-year-old girl. The 12-year-old boy was arrested and charged with Harassment- physical contact, according to the release. State police continue to investigate this incident. No update was availa…
Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA
Berks County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Student: DA A Berks County middle school teacher has been arrested on accusations he groomed a 13-year-old student, sending sexually explicit photos and videos online — and sexually abused them in his car on at least one occasion, authorities said. Michael J. Conner, 38, a teacher at Central Middle School in Reading, used social media to engage with the student — a relationship that eventually turned sexual in nature, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17. The tip came to authorities last month from a Childline referral from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
Large Police Presence Reported At Philly Area High School Large Police Presence Reported At Philly Area High School
Large Police Presence Reported At Philly Area High School A threat cleared Coatesville Area High School just before 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, officials said.  A large police presence was reported at the school in the early afternoon.  A Chester County official said authorities were responding to a threat directed at the school but declined to comment further.  Students were moved to the football stadium as authorities swept the building, the outlet said. The school canceled its homecoming football game on Oct. 7 after an online threat was deemed "credible" by law enforcement. The school was searched for weapons by police canine units on Thursda…
Violent Threats Place Chester County School On Lockdown Violent Threats Place Chester County School On Lockdown
Violent Threats Place Chester County School On Lockdown For the second time in as many weeks, Coatesville Area High School was the subject of violent threats on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13 and 14, authorities have announced.  In a release from the Chester County District Attorney's Office, officials said classes were suspended Friday after threats were made on the anonymous tip-sharing app Safe2Say.  The closure came just hours after police canine teams searched the school for weapons on Thursday, following up on a separate threat made on the same app. No weapons were recovered in the Thursday search, and students were dismissed. …
Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say
Suburban Philly Student Threatened To 'Shoot Up' School, Police Say A Bucks County student is accused of making violent threats on Central Bucks West High School, authorities have announced.  The 15-year-old CB West student was arrested Thursday, Oct. 13 and charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. His name was not released.  Police officials said the teen pledged to "shoot up" CB West in Snapchat messages sent to another student, and also sent video clips about other school shooting events.  The accused student also shared an "organized plan of the proposed attack," authorities clai…
Suburban Philly Teacher Pleads No Contest To Molesting Students, Secretly Filming Another Suburban Philly Teacher Pleads No Contest To Molesting Students, Secretly Filming Another
Suburban Philly Teacher Pleads No Contest To Molesting Students, Secretly Filming Another A former Bucks County music teacher pleaded no contest on Thursday, Oct. 13 to charges that he molested two of his students and secretly filmed another undressing, authorities say.  Joseph G. Ohrt, 57, a Buckingham resident and one-time choir director at Central Bucks West High School, stood accused of two counts of indecent assault,  two counts of corrupting minors, two counts of invading privacy, and one count of evidence tampering, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Ohrt was first charged on Feb. 8, after police investigators said he'd use…
Famous Actor To Visit Bucks County Alma Mater Famous Actor To Visit Bucks County Alma Mater
Famous Actor To Visit Bucks County Alma Mater Actor and Bucks County native Richard Kind will pay a visit to his alma mater Pennsbury High School on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 5 p.m., the district announced in a press release.  Kind, best known for his stint on NBC's "Mad About You" and film roles including "A Serious Man" (2009), will address members of the public in a Q-and-A session meant to raise funds for the Pennsbury High drama program, the district said.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and will be available starting at 4:15 p.m. To buy online, visit showtix4u.com. For upcoming Pennsbury High drama prog…
Allentown Daycare Carbon Monoxide Leak Hospitalizes 25+ Toddlers Allentown Daycare Carbon Monoxide Leak Hospitalizes 25+ Toddlers
Allentown Daycare Carbon Monoxide Leak Hospitalizes 25+ Toddlers More than two dozen children and staff members at an Allentown daycare center were hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak on Tuesday, Oct. 11, fire officials tell multiple news outlets. Just before 7 a.m., staff at the Happy Smiles Learning Center on West Wabash Street reported an unconscious child, according to Lehigh Valley Live. Firefighters' equipment alerted them to carbon monoxide exposure at the scene, the outlet reports. Children were taken out on stretchers and total of 27 students and staff members were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to WFMZ. All were r…