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An 18-year-old Central Bucks High School East student died early Saturday morning hours after attending the school s prom from injuries suffered in a car accident.
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DOYLESTOWN, PA The head of the Central Bucks School Board is out as president after the board voted 5-3 to appoint a replacement at its meeting Tuesday night.
The board voted to make Dana Hunter the new board president and John Gamble as vice president. Former President Tracy Suits, former Vice President Karen Smith and board member Jodi Schwartz were the three dissenting votes, while board member Lorraine Sciuto-Ballasy abstained from voting.
Board member Leigh Vlasblom made the motion for the new leadership, saying that a change will allow the board to work as a more effective and efficient as a board to support our administration.
Central Bucks students: Diwali debate underscores lack of diversity in schools
For some students in the Central Bucks School District, the debate over recognizing a Hindu holiday underscores a lack of diversity that they say runs through every grade.
At least 15 people spoke during Tuesday night s school board meeting, telling officials they support a recent student-led initiative to give the district a day off to celebrate Diwali, the celebration of the lunar new year recognized by several religions across the world.
While the majority supporting a petition started by Central Bucks High School West sophomore Paree Pasi two months ago were adults, a handful of current students offered the situation as they saw it.