Teachers Who Allegedly Knew of the Robert Hawkins Affair at Council Rock Win Arbitration; Will Be Reinstated

Well, the repercussions of the smarmy Robert Hawkins affair just won’t go away.  Two of the teachers who were terminated because the District found evidence that they had known of the affair and had done nothing to inform authorities so it could be stopped filed grievances.  Backed by their Union, the Council Rock Education Association, [...]

Final Budget Raises Taxes 2.72 Mills or 2.52% — But Fund Balance Figure Is 5.18% of Expenditures (Board Policy Calls for 4%)

After a long meeting filled with discussion about how to use the Melsky money, whether to use some of that money to further reduce the budget and the tax hike, the Board passed the budget as it was presented by the Administration: projected expenditures of 199,278,168 including a $1,000,000 budgetary reserve; projected revenues of $194,071,499; [...]