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Linglestown, PA
Schools
Manga, Anime ‘Death Note’ Trend Sparks Suspension Warnings At PA Schools
A disturbing trend has surfaced in the Central Dauphin School District, prompting a warning from administrators after students were caught imitating a popular Japanese anime series, officials announced on Friday, Oct. 31. Two students were found in possession of “Death Notes,” referencing the anime and manga series "Death Note", where characters die after their names are written in a supernatural notebook, according to a statement from Superintendent Eric Turman. Following an investigation, district staff determined the students appeared to be mimicking what they had read and viewed it “as …
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
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…
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
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 …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
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 …
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
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…
