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Summary of Act 91 of 2019: School security personnel training and arrest powers

Quick summary: Act 91 was House Bill 49, printer’s number in the 2019-20 legislative session. It authorizes necessary fixes to provisions under Act 67 of 2019 regarding school safety personnel to extend the deadline for training requirements… More

January/February Bulletin: Back to basics

The role of a school director comes with a big learning curve. Fortunately, there are many resources to help new and experienced school directors succeed. This issue of the Bulletin offers a primer on main responsibilities of school boards and resources for more information. Learn tips and suggestions from veteran school directors… More

Six area districts get $25,000 each in state teacher grants

Six area school districts were among 92 statewide recipients of grants designed to help teachers learn what skills local employers want students to have on graduation. The “Teacher in the Workplace” Grants totaled $2.2 million… More

Additional guidance released on school bus driver requirements

The PA Department of Transportation recent issued additional guidance regarding physical requirements for school bus drivers. Read the guidance here… More

Wolf’s mental health campaign would bring more counselors, social workers to schools

Wolf’s “Reach Out PA: Your Mental Health Matters” campaign includes developing new state regulations on health insurance coverage, coordinating services for physical and behavioral health, analyzing pay and other factors for those who provide mental health services — and finding ways to get more social workers into schools… More

‘Cyber snow days:’ Why few school districts statewide opted in for the program

Fewer than 80 school districts, charter schools and others across the state have opted to use “cyber snow days” for the 2019-20 school year, according to the state Department of Education's website… More

PA Farm Bill Farm to School grant program accepting applications through January 15

The PA Farm to School grant program offered through the PA Department of Agriculture aims to enrich the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local producers by changing food purchasing behaviors and education practices at schools and early childhood education sites. NorthCentralPA… More

PSBA remembers Robert I. “Bob” Miller

Robert I. “Bob” Miller, longtime school board director at Penn Hills School District and former PSBA president, passed away on December 27 at the age of 90. In addition to his 26 years of school board service, Miller served on the board of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit from 1976 – 1986… More

New case tests big question: Can Philly kids sue after getting sick in school buildings?

Dean Pagan became a poster child for Philadelphia’s school infrastructure woes when The Philadelphia Inquirer featured his case of lead poisoning in an investigative story last year… More

School Law Information Exchange, Public Sector Arbitration Newsletters (2019)

Volume 56, 2019 Download the complete SLIE-PSA Index for Volume 56, 2019. Issue 26, Dec. 20 — In this issue: School Laws M.S. v. Hillsborough Township Public School District, 2019 WL 6817169 (3rd Cir. 2019) Ambler v. Board of School Directors of Hatboro-Horsham School District, et al, 2019 WL 6754781 (Pa. Cmwlth… More