Department of Education Encourages Students to Consider a Career and Technical Education
05/24/2021
Harrisburg, PA - As students explore their options for the next school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education is encouraging them to consider pursuing a career and technical education (CTE). Building a world-class STEM-trained workforce is a priority for the Wolf Administration, which is investing in CTE programs and working with communities to expand learning opportunities.
“Whether they choose to enter the workforce or continue their education after they graduate from high school, all students should be equipped with the tools, knowledge, and skills they need to succeed,” said Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega. “Thousands of students across Pennsylvania have found that their path to postsecondary success begins at a career and technical education center.”
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Quakertown police charged the juvenile Friday, following an investigation into several threats that came through the Safe2Say app since January. Two threats in March mentioned violence and explosives, forcing officials to close Strayer Middle School and Quakertown Community High School while officers and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the grounds.
A 14-year-old is charged with making false reports of threats at two Quakertown schools, according to the Bucks County District Attorney s Office.
The DA s office said in a news release Monday that police charged a 14-year-old with making multiple false reports on the Safe2Say Something application, which prompted the Quakertown Community School District to have virtual classes at certain schools on those days.
The teen is charged with five counts each of making terroristic threats, false reports, disorderly conduct and false reports to the Safe2Say program, according to authorities. The terroristic threats charges are felonies.
The DA s office said the teen used the Safe2Say Something application, which is run by the Attorney General s Office, to make the false reports January through March. The teen targeted three others, and reported that they were going to harm themselves or others, the release states.
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