Which Pa. schools had the largest number of arrests in 2019-20?
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s annual Safe Schools report for the 2019-20 school year showed a noticeable drop in reported arrests.
Districts are required to submit their misconduct reports, both criminal and academic infractions, to the state every year. Reporting sometimes changes from year-to-year, but no changes were made last school year.
Last year, the top three criminal reasons why students were in trouble statewide were:
Possession, use, or sale of tobacco or vaping 8.34 percent
Fighting 8.14 percent
Minor altercation 5.42 percent
Here’s a list of the schools that had the largest number of arrests, and the crime that was most common at each school.
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Lauri Ann West Community Center is hosting “Love the Center,” a fundraiser that teams residents with local small businesses for a Valentine’s Day celebration to enjoy at home.
Participants can choose to make purchases from couples or family dinner options from Aspinwall Everyday Gourmet, cocktails from 4Four6 Distillery and flowers from Fox and the Fleur. Everything will be offered for curbside pickup at the center on Feb. 13. For an additional donation, orders can be delivered.
Support will benefit programs and services at the center, 1220 Powers Run Road, O’Hara.
Sharpsburg is seeking interested volunteers to fill a vacancy on council.
Longtime member Greg Domian resigned, citing personal reasons.
Manager Bill Rossey said the appointee would fill the term through Dec. 31. Anyone interested must be a registered voter and have lived in the borough for at least a year.
Domian has spent several years in local government, reelected most recently in 2019.
He served as personnel chairperson, acted on the finance and public safety committees and represented the borough on the North Hills tax collection committee.
Domian shined in his work enhancing many amenities to spotlight the borough.
As coordinator of the wildly popular Open Streets festival, Domian grew the event from a handful of people in 2017 to an affair that drew thousands in 2019. The event was canceled in 2020 because of covid-19.