Expressing frustration after months of controversy over Hempfield Area’s book policies, school board President Tony Bompiani urged his fellow directors to stop “kicking the can” and find common ground on the issue. “We put 10 months into this, and we’ve gotten nowhere,” Bompiani said during last week’s school board meeting.
Hempfield Area School Board members are working closely with banking officials as they prepare to start a multimillion-dollar high school renovation project next year. School directors met with PNC bankers this week to discuss the current state of the market and the possibility of issuing a second bond near the
The process for reevaluating challenged books and materials in Hempfield Area School District libraries could soon become more stringent after board members indicated they would like to model the policy after one used for Chromebooks. Rather than going through a process of informal and formal challenges, board members are hoping
A policy related to evaluating course material could soon be changed even as Hempfield Area School Board members remain split over the best way to proceed. The monthslong conversation, which began in March when a small group of parents challenged two books available to high school students, continued this week
A conversation on how to improve Hempfield Area High School’s rating on a Pittsburgh-based ranking list quickly turned into a contentious debate this week as board members expressed their opinions on the best way to proceed. The discussion came at the request of board President Tony Bompiani on Monday after