Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to fine parents of serial bullies

Proposed legislation from Pennsylvania state Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, doesn’t outline how parents should deal with bullying. However, it would impose penalties on parents whose children are cited for bullying… Read More

School boards in PA lining up against proposed school choice bill

School boards across Pennsylvania have signaled their opposition to a state Senate bill that would allow students in struggling districts to use state money for private school tuition and other… Read More

School walkouts: Central PA struggles with free speech vs. chaotic protest

School districts across central Pennsylvania are grappling with next week’s national student walkout — should they let students leave class for an event that calls for measures to reduce school… Read More

PA auditor general to review school safety procedures

Pennsylvania’s auditor general is promising changes to school safety reviews. Eugene DePasquale says he’ll be taking a hands-on approach as he looks for ways to better protect students. CBS Channel… Read More

School threat makers can face felony charges, permanent criminal record

Under state law, a terroristic threats charge could be filed if a person communicates, either directly or indirectly, a threat to commit any crime of violence, to cause evacuation of… Read More

National News: U.S. House to debate bill to reduce violence in schools

The U.S. House of Representatives will debate bipartisan legislation next week aimed at preventing violence at schools following the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Florida high school on… Read More

Nobody knows how many kids get caught with guns in school. Here’s why.

One day after a Florida teenager walked into his former high school and carried out one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, at least seven other teens across… Read More

GOP lawmakers seek to stop PA education funding lawsuit at preliminary hearing

The lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s school-funding scheme continued its slow climb through the legal system Wednesday with oral arguments before the Commonwealth Court in Philadelphia. WHYY Keystone Crossroads, March 7, 2018… Read More

Opinion: To prevent school shootings, can mental health be taught?

Less than two weeks ago, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Emma Gonzalez delivered what amounts to a post-millennial rebuke to every preceding American generation for failing to protect her… Read More

Republicans’ debate exposes big differences in school policy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Debate questions Tuesday about public school funding in Pennsylvania exposed big differences in how the three candidates for the Republican nomination for governor to challenge Democratic Gov…. Read More