5 takeaways from Sen. Scott Martin's social media safety and parental awareness event Lawmaking can take some time to catch up to a rapidly evolving online world full of cyber threats, scams and abusive behavior.

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Manheim Township school board had access to negative news reports about superintendent candidate Among the materials furnished to Manheim Township school board members during their search for a new superintendent last year were links to news stories about Caroline Pate-Hefty’s leadership of the

News links provided to the board after Pate-Hefty emerged as one of four finalists show the Manheim Township board had information that suggested Pate-Hefty’s leadership style and approach raised concerns in Wisconsin.

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Manheim Township to cut ties with superintendent, who continues to receive $227K salary Manheim Township School District intends to cut ties with Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty when its board of directors meets Thursday, according to documents included in the meeting agenda posted on...

Manheim Township plans to cut ties with Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty Thursday, though she'll continue receiving her $227,250 salary through June 30.

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Did Manheim Township superintendent’s Wisconsin tenure present any red flags? For a Manheim Township School District keen to move past a controversy involving its handling of an incident on an overnight lacrosse team trip, one candidate for the open superintendent’s

ICYMI: For MT Caroline Pate-Hefty's prioritization of being inclusive to all students seemed like a solution to challenges they had faced over the last year. Now the district is facing questions regarding Pate-Hefty's background

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Former Dayspring staffer speaks out about alleged assault on son, non-renewal of contract, NDA A Dayspring Christian Academy staff member was let go last June after she repeatedly raised concerns about the Mountville school’s handling of bullying and alleged assault, her husband said in

“Our goal here is for Dayspring to return to what it’s supposed to be, for Dayspring to become healthy again,” Will Mullin told LNP | LancasterOnline last week.

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Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty placed on leave.

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Definitely noted! I can get how it can be confusing. Journalists try not to speak in the definitive when describing future events because you never know what can happen. So while I'd say I'm pretty positive his resignation will be accepted, it's not 100% set in stone at this point.

@audaciousness.bsky.social I have never seen a board vote against a resignation. It's mainly a procedural step, just as the board approves the resignations/retirements/hirings of employees. It also starts the timer on a 30-day window to appoint a new member to fill the vacancy.

Several Manheim Township School District administrators announce resignations under new leadership At least three Manheim Township School District administrators have announced their resignations in the eight months since Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty was hired.

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Manheim Township School District mum on staff departures, superintendent's status Answers about leadership matters are hard to come by from Manheim Township School District officials. Three top administrators resigned their posts in the past three months; a fourth gave notice

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Manheim Township school board member Mark Boldizar resigns, effective March 4 Manheim Township School District board member Mark Boldizar has submitted his resignation, which will be considered at the board’s voting meeting Thursday night.

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School District of Lancaster lawsuit moves to federal court A School District of Lancaster administrator has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Superintendent Keith Miles and the district’s nine elected board members.

A School District of Lancaster administrator has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Superintendent Keith Miles and the district’s nine elected board members.
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Former Dayspring Christian Academy student alleges bullying by headmaster's son; family files lawsuit The family of a former Dayspring Christian Academy student is suing the private school and its leadership, claiming they failed to intervene to stop the yearslong bullying and sexual harassment

The suit alleges that Headmaster Dan Stone’s son (referred to as LS in the suit) targeted the plaintiff family’s child (referred to as CM in the suit) with disability-related slurs.

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Elizabethtown church fundraiser collects $17,000 to put toward $34,000 in student lunch debt Most Elizabethtown Area School District students who are carrying anywhere from 10 cents to $940 in lunch debt will start off the new year with a clean slate thanks to

“Students should be able to eat,” Organizer Amy Karr said. “I don’t think lunch debt should be two words that go together.”

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MU becomes one of the first universities to offer courses for teaching endorsement in AI Millersville University will be one of the first Pennsylvania colleges to offer graduate-level classes leading to a state teaching endorsement for artificial intelligence in education.

“While (artificial intelligence) is probably one of the more disruptive things that has happened in my career from a technology standpoint, I’ve always taken the stance we have to teach the issue,” MU Professor Oliver Dreon said.
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Award-winning French documentary chronicling 2023 Elizabethtown school board race makes US debut Many of the people who drove to Penn Cinema on Monday to see one of two sold-out shows of the documentary “An American Pastoral” align with the political left.

“Too many people, like I’ve heard here at this microphone today and many other times, use prayer as a weapon,” then Democratic school board candidate Kelly Fuddy says in the movie.

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Hundreds of McCaskey students protest Pa. budget impasse as delay limits SDL programming Despite a steady morning rain, more than 200 McCaskey High School students poured onto the Victory Field quad Wednesday to collectively make a simple, vocal request of their state legislators:

“This district needs to be protected,” McCaskey High School junior Thomas McCoy said in a speech to his peers. “We can’t allow acts of tyranny to ruin the future of our city, our people and our economy.”

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Lancaster Country Day AI incident moves lawmakers to push changes in mandatory reporting law Three Lancaster County lawmakers are working on legislation that would require school administrators to report the discovery of any artificially generated sexually explicit images depicting minors, re...

“I honestly feel that the immediate breakdown was in the adults in the room not immediately contacting the police,” Sen. James Malone said Monday.

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SDL increases police presence amid increased online attention over teacher's social media post The School District of Lancaster said it is working with police to protect students and staff following a “strong public reaction” to a teacher’s post on social media about Wednesday’s

Follow-up to yesterday's news.

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SDL responds to criticism over teacher's social media post following activist Charlie Kirk's death A Lancaster County teacher’s remarks on social media about Wednesday’s fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk drew intense criticism as well as an official statement from the...

School District of Lancaster responds to criticism over Libs of TikTok post singling out Reynolds Middle School teacher.

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National TV program visits Solanco elementary school to interview 'America's favorite principal' Providence Elementary School Principal Zac Bauermaster spent most of the summer in the spotlight after a video where he happily high-fives his students went viral on social media.

Solanco elementary school principal in the spotlight again:

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Lancaster County schools welcome back students with new buildings, new leaders in upcoming school year Each new school year comes with the standard changes to classes and schedules, but going into the 2025-26 school year, several Lancaster County schools will have new leaders and, in

ICYMI: Several Lancaster County schools are starting the 2025-26 school year with new buildings, new facilities or new leaders.

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ICYMI: Several Lancaster County schools are starting the 2025-26 school year with new leaders, new facilities or new buildings.

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'A battle on your hands': Legislators, educators, parents continue debating school cellphone ban Nearly every U.S. teenager has access to a smartphone — 95%, according to the latest Pew Research Center data — and they don’t stop using them when the school bell

ICYMI: Banning cellphones still up for debate.

“It feels like you have a battle on your hands of basically trying to keep your students’ attention,” Penn Manor High School psychology teacher Maria Vita said. “That battle never existed before.”

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'A real problem': Student vaping habits pose concerns for educators; schools look to reduce use Looking back, Jose De Oleo could think of only a couple students in his senior protective services class at the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center who didn’t vape.

Penn Manor School District Superintendent Phil Gale said vaping isn't just a problem amongst teenagers. "It's a pandemic, in my opinion, across the world," he said.

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Pa. universities to increase tuition if state doesn't follow through with $40M funding increase [update] Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comment from Millersville University Daniel Wubah and additional comment from the state system of higher education.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education plans to raise tuition for its 10 universities for the first time in eight years.

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Manheim Township's new superintendent emphasizes support for all students, regardless of capability It didn’t take long for Caroline Pate-Hefty to learn about Manheim Township’s strong sense of community pride.

Manheim Township School District's new superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty talked of her early days in her new role, her experiences as a superintendent during the pandemic and her educational philosophy, which leans heavily on the notion that “all means all.”

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Ephrata school librarian returns from Finland, proposes partnering schools with public libraries Back home after living in Finland for five months, Samantha Hull giggles at the notion that the Scandinavian country is the happiest in the world.

Ephrata High School librarian Samantha Hull learned a lot while in Finland on a Fulbright grant. Now she plans to use that knowledge to improve schools in the U.S.

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Video of Solanco principal's exchanges with students goes viral on Instagram, is featured in People Providence Elementary School Principal Zac Bauermaster’s high-fives, hugs, fist and hip bumps with students made him a viral hit on Instagram and earned him a feature posted Sunday on the

A Solanco School District principal was featured in @peoplemag.bsky.social after a video of him positively interacting with students in the hallway went viral on Instagram.

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