When Will This District Start Following Its Own Policy on Fund Balances? That Is, Stop Taxing Us More Than Needed?

For a number of years I have gone before the Board to argue that more money was being kept for the general unreserved fund balance than was needed. My point was that every dollar they took into a fund balance beyond necessary was extra taxation — money that deserves to remain in taxpayers’ pockets. I [...]

Teachers’ Letters of Support for Robert Hawkins

Many people in the Council Rock community probably got the news about the Robert Hawkins sentencing in the Courier Times article by Laurie Mason Schroeder.  However, before the printed article appeared, there was an on-line version by Ms. Mason that appeared at the Intelligencer’s website.  They were largely mirror images but there was one area [...]

The Next Chapter — Will Teachers Who Knew about the Hawkins Affair Get Reinstated to Teaching Jobs in Council Rock?

The Robert Hawkins matter has not ended with the trial, his guilty plea nor now with his sentencing.  Another ugly side of the story was that other teachers apparently knew of the affair and did not report it to authorities so action could be taken to stop it.  Of these teachers, two were terminated by [...]

The Sentencing of Robert Hawkins

As I posted earlier today, sentencing finally occurred in the case of Robert Hawkins, on charges of corruption of minors and child endangerment, based on an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 17-year old female student and supplying her with alcohol and marijuana. He had pleaded guilty on November 18th.  Sentencing had been deferred for 60 days [...]

Robert Hawkins, Former Math Teacher at Council Rock South, Sentenced to 11-1/2 to 23 Months at the Bucks County Correctional Facility

This morning at 10:59, the sentencing hearing of Robert Hawkins began. It was a lengthy affair, with some victim’s impact statements being read, some testimony about letters which had been submitted on behalf of Mr. Hawkins by other teachers and some students.  More details to follow, but wanted to get this information posted quickly.  The [...]

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