Which Pa. schools had the largest number of arrests in 2019-20?
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s annual Safe Schools report for the 2019-20 school year showed a noticeable drop in reported arrests.
Districts are required to submit their misconduct reports, both criminal and academic infractions, to the state every year. Reporting sometimes changes from year-to-year, but no changes were made last school year.
Last year, the top three criminal reasons why students were in trouble statewide were:
Possession, use, or sale of tobacco or vaping 8.34 percent
Fighting 8.14 percent
Minor altercation 5.42 percent
Here’s a list of the schools that had the largest number of arrests, and the crime that was most common at each school.
Berks Places is a recurring feature that will focus on the small villages and census designated places throughout the county. History, nostalgia and local voices will shed some light on the quaint nooks and crannies of our area. Additional historical photographs accompany the online version of the articles.
The intersection of Route 10 and Route 23 (also known as Main Street) is a busy one in the village of Morgantown, Caernarvon Township. Today, cars and tractor-trailers flood the streets with every change of the traffic light.
The village was first laid out by Jacob Morgan, son of Welsh immigrant Thomas Morgan, in 1770. He would go on to become a colonel during the Revolutionary War.
EXETER TWP., Pa. â At its Tuesday night virtual meeting, the Exeter Township School Board adopted a resolution honoring the memory of David Bender for his 34 years of service to the board.
Bender, who died in November 2020, was a school board director from 1983 until 2017. He served as board president and vice president, as chair of numerous committees, and as a mentor to new board members over his many years of service. David was a fine gentleman, and there is no resolution that could recognize everything that he did, but I know that he certainly was an inspiration to me, and his contributions were endless, said Robert H. Quinter Jr., a past president of the school board.
EXETER TWP., Pa. â At its Tuesday night virtual meeting, the Exeter Township School Board adopted a resolution honoring the memory of David Bender for his 34 years of service to the board.
Bender, who died in November 2020, was a school board director from 1983 until 2017. He served as board president and vice president, as chair of numerous committees, and as a mentor to new board members over his many years of service. David was a fine gentleman, and there is no resolution that could recognize everything that he did, but I know that he certainly was an inspiration to me, and his contributions were endless, said Robert H. Quinter Jr., a past president of the school board.