Dog shootings and 28 pounds of pot included in this week's roundup.
Click on each story's colored headline for the full version of the story. Marella Death Remains A Mystery Authorities want to know who 26-year-old Natalie Marella was with in the final hours before her body was found in a cornfield in western Montgomery County last summer. Man Charged in Shooting Deaths of Neighbors' "Beloved Pets" A 72-year-old man allegedly admitted to police that he shot the two Bernese Mountain Dogs because he believed they were menacing sheep in an enclosure on his property. Cop Acquitted of DUI Charges 46-year-old Gerald Schwartz was acquitted of all charges in an August 2011 incident in which tests showed his blood-alcohol level to be 0.26, more than three times the legal limit. Strip Search Policies at Local …
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A change in one Lehigh Valley district's policy leads others to question the legality of strip searches in schools. See how your district stacks up.
As a school district in the Lehigh Valley passes a motion to allow strip searches of its students, local districts may soon be taking a closer look at the measure. According to the Morning Call, Palisades School Board adopted a policy last week to allow “strip searches when other students and the staff are believed to be in danger.” "It would have to be something extreme. ... If there's imminent danger, we would probably do what is necessary,'' Director Stephen Kunkel, who is on the board's policy review committee, said to the Call. Back in 2009, the topic made national news when a student in Arizona was strip searched after another student accused her of having prescription medications on her person. According to teachablemoments.com, the…
Maryanne McDevitt
11:40 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
I have posted a comment about ongoing abuse perpetrated on students and parents by the Wissahickon school district. I would appreciate any information others may wish to share. I would also be happy to share what I know to bring these people to justice. more ›