The "Save Our Saltsburg Schools" Group has filed a new lawsuit in Indiana County Court as part of their effort to stop the reorganization of the Blair.
Tonight will be the final graduation ceremonies for both the Blairsville and Saltsburg High Schools.
Both schools’ ceremonies are expected to be filled with emotion, according to District Superintendent Philip Martel, not only for the great accomplishments for the students, but also it being the last commencements for both schools.
The graduation ceremonies come a few days after a federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Our Saltsburg Schools meant to stop the reorganization process, which would close the Saltsburg Middle-High School, bus all Saltsburg Middle-High school students to Blairsville, and reopen the Saltsburg Middle-High School as a STEAM academy for the district. The group claims that the reconfiguration would be detrimental to the students education, and cause hardships for the Saltsburg community.
The Blairsville-Saltsburg School District has asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Save Our Saltsburg Schools to stop the consolidati.
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PITTSBURGH – Litigation which claims that the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District failed to follow proper protocols before unilaterally deciding to close one of its high schools and merge its students with another, is now facing a motion to dismiss from the district.
Save Our Saltsburg Schools of Saltsburg initially filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 6 versus Blairsville-Saltsburg School District, of Blairsville.
“Defendant District is comprised of two elementary schools and two middle high schools. Defendant District’s middle high schools are Saltsburg Middle High School, serving students residing in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, with offices located at 84 Trojan Lane, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 15681, and Blairsville Middle High School, serving students residing in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, with offices located at 100 School Lane, Blairsville, Pennsylvania 15717. Defendant Dist
The Saltsburg community group Save Our Saltsburg Schools has filed a civil lawsuit and preliminary injunction in its latest efforts to stop a plan that closes Saltsburg Middle/High School this