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Leon B. Glover Jr., School District of Lancaster’s first Black principal, who was known as Buddy, died Feb. 11, two days after having a massive stroke, at age 71. As LNP | LancasterOnline s Alex Geli reported, “Glover, whose career at SDL spanned three decades, from 1971 to 2004, was a tutor, principal, assistant superintendent and interim superintendent. He was one vote shy of becoming superintendent in 2008, when the job went to former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and current Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology President Pedro Rivera.” A public viewing will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Heritage Ballroom at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square; those who attend will be required to wear masks and practice social distancing. A livestream of Glover’s homegoing service can be viewed at 11 a.m. Saturday at yourjourneychurch.com.
Lancaster Countyâs two largest colleges say they believe they re in compliance with new state guidelines after the Pennsylvania Department of Education this week urged colleges and universities statewide to conduct classes virtually âto the maximum extent feasibleâ and consider delaying the return of students to campus for the spring semester.
Those two actions, Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega said in a news release Wednesday, could combat the âalarming increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations,â which âare expected to worsen in January at a time when students normally return to campus.â
As for how long colleges and universities should hold off on welcoming students back, Education Department spokeswoman Kendall Alexander said the state wants âeveryone to make judgments based on the data we are seeing and to work to wait to return until we are in a more manageable position across the state.â