8/23/21 School Board Meeting Guide
The superintendent explained her reasoning for universal masking at last night’s board meeting, which also featured more than 90 minutes of opinions from the public on school safety.
‘I Don’t Feel Comfortable Writing This Publicly on Your Page’
No matter what your views on issues like masking in school, are yelling, insults, and threats the best way to resolve controversial issues?
An Equity Lens on School Safety
Equity in the schools requires continual work. And it requires we recognize how racial disparities in the pandemic might influence decision-making about school safety.
8/9/21 School Board Meeting Guide
Masks in schools, crossing guards in Lower Macungie Township, and the district’s anti-nepotism policy were all topics of last night’s school board meeting.
Misunderstanding Masking
Optional masking implies we can make personal safety decisions without considering others. But a contagious pandemic doesn’t work that way.
Reconsidering Masks
A mask optional policy for school in the fall was adopted unanimously earlier this summer. But just six weeks later, we live in a different world– one that requires we consider universal masking in elementary and middle schools again.
7/12/21 School Board Meeting Guide
Optional masking next year– and aggressive denouncements of board members- were the main focus of last night’s school board meeting.
6/28/21 School Board Meeting Guide
The plan for the next school year: masks optional. Learn more here.
6/14/21 School Board Meeting Guide
The final budget for next year passed unanimously in the first in-person school board meeting in over a year.
5/24/21 School board Meeting Guide
Therapy dogs, lunch debt help from Giant Foods, and in-person graduation and board meetings. Learn more here.
