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EDUCATION
Sources Allege School Bus Driver Left 1 Student Alone, Almost Forgot 2nd on School Bus
Multiple sources over the last week say children with challenges have been left unsupervised at one drop off location and almost forgotten by Bristol Borough School District bus driver in separate incidents over the last four weeks and “nothing” has been done to correct the situation. More than...
CB Principal Charged with Harassing Wife Gets New Job with District
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, a former middle school principal who was charged with trespassing at his wife’s Doylestown house last year was given a second chance with the district. In August of 2023, Kevin Marton, then principal at Tohickon Middle School, was charged with criminal trespass and harassment after entering his wife’s Mary Street home and refusing to leave. He was placed on administrative leave after the incident and later went on medical leave.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The charges against Marton were later reduced and he was put into...
Holy Ghost Prep secures first state baseball championship on walk-off double
The 2024 Holy Ghost Prep baseball team made history Thursday afternoon. The Firebirds rallied from a three-run deficit in the fifth inning to defeat District 7 runner-up Indiana 6-5 in the PIAA Class 4A state championship game at Penn State to capture the school's first state baseball title in dramatic fashion. ...
Bucks County IU celebrates success of 39 graduates
Over three dozen students graduated from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit in a ceremony celebrating their achievements at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown. The Bucks IU offers educational programs for students across Pennsylvania with learning and mental disabilities, often working with some students from kindergarten through their high school graduation. Students from Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties are able to receive services, with older students able to focus on community-based instruction, volunteer opportunities, and supervised work experiences, according to the agency.
Robbinsville High School Senior Named National Merit Scholar
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Robbinsville High School senior Asrith Katragadda has been named a National Merit Scholar. Katragadda, with an interest in math and computer science, will use his $2,500 scholarship to help finance his students at University of Texas at Austin as he pursues a career in software engineering. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “Robbinsville High School has excellent teachers who made learning these fundamentals really fun, which helped a lot,” Katragadda said, adding that he is eager to take the next step in his academic pursuits. “The most satisfying part is knowing that...
Faith Christian closes in on school's first state baseball championship
Faith Christian reached the PIAA state semifinals for the first time, then advanced to its first state championship game. On Friday (10:30 a.m.), the 22-0 Lions are hoping to become the first state baseball champions in school history when they face District 7 runner-up Eden Christian (19-6) at Penn State. Faith will be the home team in a game available via streaming on PCN.
Central Bucks School Board Won’t Fight Severance Package for Previous Superintendent
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District will not challenge the $700,000-plus severance pay it gave its previous superintendent last fall. The severance package, which was approved by the previous board, gave outgoing Superintendent Abram Lucabaugh more than $740,000 in severance pay. Lucabaugh quit his position abruptly less than a week after the school board’s Republican majority was defeated in the November elections and replaced by a Democratic majority.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In one of its final acts, the Republican-majority board gave Lucabaugh a severance package that included unused sick time worth $274,000....
How to watch Holy Ghost Prep vs. Indiana in 2024 PIAA Class 4A Baseball Championship
Game 2 of a Thursday PIAA Baseball Championship tripleheader at Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park will see Holy Ghost Prep battle Indiana Area for the Class 4A title. The game is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. with a live stream on NFHS Network and TV coverage on PCN.
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