School board to vote on increase at Monday meeting Published: May 13, 2021 FRANKLIN TWP. Property owners in Southern Columbia School District probably should start bracing for a 3% tax hike for the 2021-22 school year. During a.
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T.W., a minor, through Waltman v. Southern Columbia Area School District (2020 WL 7027636) (M.D. Pa. 2020), Federal District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania denies student’s and parents’ motion for preliminary injunction to lift suspension and allow student to participate in athletics for 2020-2021 school year.
SUMMARY AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A high school student, T.W., and his parents commenced a civil rights action against the Southern Columbia School District after the student was suspended from participating in all school athletic programs for the 2020-2021 school year for violating the School District’s Code of Conduct. The District formalized its Code of Conduct in its High School Student Handbook. Indicating that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege and not a right, Section VII of the Handbook set forth that those who participate in extracurricular activities were held to