Taxpayers in the Freeport Area School District will be paying about 3% more in taxes in the upcoming school year. The school board voted Wednesday to increase taxes for district residents living in the Armstrong County communities of Freeport and South Buffalo by 3% and for residents of Buffalo Township,
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Freeport Area School District will send elementary students back to school four days a week, with middle and high school students returning to the classroom in a hybrid model beginning on Monday.
Fridays will remain an asynchronous remote learning day for all students.
This decision to return students to in-person instruction was made despite substantial covid-19 transmission in the district.
Superintendent Ian Magness advocated for continuing online instruction for at least another week to give students and staff two weeks between holidays and a return to the classroom.