The Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors Tuesday agreed to form a special committee to study a proposal to expand the library's service area to include Lower Saucon Township, although the effort to do so may now be complicated by resignations that were subsequently tendered at the meeting.
In the wake of complaints about a sign that promotes tolerance being displayed in Southern Lehigh School District classrooms, the district's school board is scheduled to discuss a proposed sign policy that would regulate and potentially ban certain signs.
As brown patches of grass turning green hint at spring, white yard signs featuring a simple but powerful message have begun to appear around the Southern Lehigh area.
As COVID-19 case counts soar to record levels on the wings of the highly-transmissable Omicron variant, local health network officials are asking school districts to keep kids masked in classrooms following the holidays. However, at least one local district is poised to end its mask mandate shortly after students return from the Christmas break.
Changes to the Southern Lehigh School District's current COVID-19 Health & Safety Plan--including the district's masking and quarantine requirements for students and staff--could be approved at a special meeting the school board will hold on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
Incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training within the realm of public education has become a significant topic of conversation in school districts around the country over the past year, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Controversy over DEI landed at the feet of the Southern Lehigh School Board Monday, with a serious twist.
The votes are in and counted, and according to unofficial Lehigh County primary election results, the race for Southern Lehigh School Board will be a bit narrower in the fall.
Southern Lehigh residents who would like to ask some of their school board candidates questions in person may want to attend an upcoming meet-and-greet sponsored by the Lehigh County Republican Committee.
Primary election day in Pennsylvania is now less than six weeks away. Consequently, many candidates for local office are busy introducing themselves to voters, or in the case of incumbents seeking re-election, highlighting their records.
The Southern Lehigh Public Library may be forced to operate on a tighter budget in 2021, as officials from Lower Milford Township have expressed opposition to providing funding to the library.
