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ACLU threatens action if Chambersburg school board denies Gay-Straight Alliance club
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against a Franklin County, Pa., school board that denied students’ request to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their high school. The ACLU of Pennsylvania contends the...
Tags: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Separation of Church and State, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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College and career planning night offers broader view of higher education
davem@herald-mail.comIn one sense, the event had the feel of a traditional college fair with college representatives there to help high school students plan for a career. But this was a much broader view of higher education with sessions geared at ways to even get elementary...Tags: Education, Schools, Colleges and Universities, Students, High Schools
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Washington Co. schools to add deputy, Hagerstown officer to resource force
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools plan to add two school resource officers for the start of next school year, school system spokesman Richard Wright said. A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy would have an office at Clear Spring High School and...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Government
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Waynesboro Area School District teachers contract approved
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Waynesboro Area School District’s teachers’ union and school board have reached a contract agreement after less than five months of negotiations. The new, two-year contract provides an average salary increase of 1.6 percent each year,...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Teachers
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Tomblin's proposed W.Va. school overhaul clears first hurdle
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin saw his proposed overhaul of public schools clear its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when the Senate Education Committee endorsed the bill with modest changes to language addressing teacher hiring and the school calendar. Advanced...Tags: Government, Earl Ray Tomblin, Executive Branch, American Federation of Teachers, Regional Authority
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Board of education discusses school security
julieg@herald-mail.comRequiring visitors to public schools to present identification and having students carry ID cards were two ideas raised by Washington County Board of Education members during a recent policy committee meeting. The committee, which consists of three board...Tags: Interior Policy, Students, Personal Data Collection, Politics
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Washington County students to participate in All State, All Eastern ensembles
janeth@herald-mail.comw/when they perform list, 5 photos Several Washington County Public Schools system music students were named to All State and All Eastern ensembles and will perform in the coming weeks. Thousands of students across the state audition each year for a...Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Public Schools, Education, Schools
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All-State Junior Chorus singers spend weekend making music and friends
julieg@herald-mail.comAll-State Junior Chorus members sang, swayed and stomped their feet Sunday as South Hagerstown High hosted their concert, which drew a packed house. Among the more than 150 singers on stage were two Washington County Public Schools students from...Tags: Music, Education, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Entertainment, Students
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Rockland Woods Elemenary students complete one-month book challenge
Rockland Woods Elementary School recently participated in a one-month reading challenge. Students were challenged by media specialist Pamela Rubisch to read 4,444 books as a way to celebrate her 44th birthday. Tracking sheets were given to students who...
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Washington County officials question school board's plans for Downsville Pike property
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith its decision Tuesday to purchase the former Allegheny Energy site off Downsville Pike, the Washington County Board of Education effectively removes a 44-acre property and approximately $60,000 annually from county tax rolls. Earlier Tuesday, during...Tags: Education, Allegheny Energy Inc.
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W.Va. science camps face threatening budget cuts
Starbase is in danger. It sounds like something from science fiction, but it’s serious. The science, technology, engineering and math camp, administered by the U.S. Department of Defense on 76 military bases nationwide, is facing threats to...
Tags: Education, Schools, U.S. Department of Defense, Engineering, Technology
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Parents briefed on child porn case against Chambersburg Area Senior High School teacher
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA child exploitation investigation involving a former Chambersburg Area Senior High School teacher so far has not indicated he perpetrated any physical sex crimes against victims, the lead investigator said Tuesday. Jeffrey Schmutzler was arrested March...Tags: Computer Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Teachers, Pornography
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