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Harrisburg school board votes to demolish William Penn building

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (113+ words) HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) " The Harrisburg School District approved a plan during a meeting Tuesday to demolish the existing William Penn High School building. The decision comes after more than a decade of debate over what to do with the school....

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Mother says she wasn’t notified when Lancaster student with autism was found off campus

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (518+ words) LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " Two employees at Fulton Elementary School have been placed on administrative leave after an 11-year-old student with autism left campus unnoticed and was later found blocks away. The incident occurred Tuesday at Fulton Elementary School. The…...

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2 Lancaster school employees on leave after student with autism found off campus

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (180+ words) LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " Two employees of a Lancaster school district are on leave after an elementary school student with autism walked off campus and was found in the community. The School District of Lancaster addressed the matter in a…...

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Shippensburg Middle School student brings knife to class: officials

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (113+ words) FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " Parents in the Shippensburg School District were notified after a student reportedly brought a knife to the middle school. In an email to parents from principal Jeremy Barnes, two students reported Thursday that their peer had…...

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Students walk out in protest of ICE warehouse despite PA school district's wishes

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (310+ words) BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " Students at a Berks County high school peacefully walked out of class to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's purchase of a county warehouse, despite the school district saying it would not allow the student action. A…...

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Harrisburg school administrators say demolishing William Penn building is 'best option"

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (496+ words) HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) " The fate of a historic Harrisburg school building that's been vacant for years is once again up for discussion"and district administrators are pushing for demolition. During a school board meeting Tuesday, Harrisburg School District Superintendent Dr....

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local21news.com > news > local > school-district-of-lancaster-10-million-budget-deficit-shortage-overspending-tuition-salaries-benefits-employees-crisis-in-the-classroom-pennsylvania

Lancaster school district fighting nearly $10M shortage after overspending in 2024-2025

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (368+ words) LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " A budgeting oversight has led to the School District of Lancaster spending nearly $10 million it did not have during the 2024-2025 school year, according to the district. Notes from the 2025 fiscal year audit shared by the school…...

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local21news.com > news > local > juniata-county-student-killed-in-crash-pa-pennsylvania-crash-juniata-high-school-academy-mifflin-county

Car crash kills Juniata County high school student

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (199+ words) by Matthew Duckworth, Grace Miller Superintendent Christie Holderman took to social media on Sunday, Feb. 1, to announce that a high school student died as a result of a car crash. (Adobe FILE) JUNIATA COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " A car crash killed…...

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PA school district mulls changes to bathroom policy, 'gender identity' language

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (508+ words) LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " The Eastern Lebanon County School District is talking over changes to its bathroom policy. The policy committee read out changes to Policy 253 " Student Physical Privacy in School Facilities during a school board meeting Jan. 21. The updated…...

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WATCH | Palmyra school board, parents in debate over French book ban

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (392+ words) LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) " The Palmyra school board held a meeting last week to discuss whether or not to approve the use of a book in its high school French 2 classes. The book called 'Alice: La Liste' focuses on a…...