A snake and a mouse falling from ceilings at Henry Clay in Lexington caused safety concerns last year, and records showed other environmental complaints.
“Democracy is difficult. It’s messy. That’s why dictators like to ban artists. That’s why they like to ban art, because it is complicated and it makes us feel for other human beings.” Plywright Carmen Pelaez
Gettysburg Area School District (GASD) is in the process of retiring, updating, or consolidating its policies on various topics from conflicts of interest to district staff employment.
yeah. this is a front of mind issue for basically everybody on the hill and this has changed. it wasn t always this way. when i first got to the hill, i don t know, 15, 16 years ago, you didn t think about these things as much anymore. it is these vulnerable district staff that you really need to think about. in the capitol, we have police everywhere, but your average district office is just a storefront in a strip mall where anybody can walk in. the reality is you need to be thinking about these things, need to have protocols. i think it is appropriate that speaker mccarthy is making resources available to harden these offices. but at some point it is just sad that that s the necessary step. every person who works on the hill, i think it is a noble thing to do. i think working on capitol hill is a great investment in public service. but it comes with unfortunately a lot of grief from constituents and abuse. there is no person who worked on the hill who hasn t had somebody