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Mike Stewart/APPennsylvania lawmakers moved closer to establishing a statewide restriction on student cell phone use in public schools, as the state House passed legislation requiring "bell-to-bell" phone bans during the school day. -
Distributed/Bethlehem Area School DistrictRenato M. Lajara, as assistant superintendent for Network 8 in Philadelphia School District oversees 15 schools and more than 8,000 students, will take over for Bethlehem Superintendent Jack P. Silva, who will retire June 30.
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The Northampton Area School Board approved Superintendent Joseph Kovalchik's retirement last November. The board, however, will consider rescinding his retirement during its Monday night meeting. -
Southern Lehigh Superintendent Michael Mahon remains on administrative leave following public criticism of his performance from the school board president last week.
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WASD approved their assistant superintendent job description on Monday evening, just about a month after confirming Amy Austin for the role which entails many of her former responsibilities.
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Governor Josh Shapiro stopped by Farmersville Elementary in Bethlehem Twp. Monday to rally support for a program offering stipends to student teachers.
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In June, alumni of PBS39's long-running "Scholastic Scrimmage" high school quiz show will come together for networking and a screening of a documentary to celebrate the 50th anniversary.
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At the Allentown Art Museum on Saturday, Dr. James Nangeroni was gifted a painting he entered into a Crayola children's arts contest when he was a third-grade student at Dodd Elementary in 1992.
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Staff members also said a teachers' union representative told them they could lose their jobs if they spoke to reporters about the building challenges.
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A proposed 25,800-square-foot childcare center in Salisbury Township would be named in memory of Monsignor John P. Murphy, long-time cleric in Allentown who died in 2023 at age 86.
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Students have been learning online since last Wednesday. Teachers are reporting to other schools throughout the district to lead their online classrooms.
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Bethlehem Area, Northampton Area and Saucon Valley will all continue sending their students to the vocational-technical school. This agreement comes after months of tense debate about the school's future.
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The threat does not appear to be credible, Easton school officials said.
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Some routes on some days can expect to arrive at school or home up to 90 minutes late.
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Individual school districts must now decide if their students will mask or not.
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Nearly 87 percent of cases in the middle and high schools are in students who haven't been vaccinated.
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The ruling comes as COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations rise dramatically in Pennsylvania.
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BASD Superintendent Joseph Roy is concerned that growing cases throughout the community are causing the number of school cases to grow.
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Arguments before the Pa. Supreme Court will begin Dec. 8 but it is unknown when the decision will come down.
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Masks are now only required for students and staff on school district transportation.
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Ornaments honoring local educators decorate Payrow Plaza the 2021 holiday season.
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Three children sleep overnight in the family SUV while their parents work the overnight shift at Walmart.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network plans to visit about a dozen schools with the Pfizer vaccine.
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An appeal by the Wolf administration put a court order to end the mandate on hold.
