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CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
BELLEFONTE Some teachers and staff in the Bellefonte Area School District have received the COVID vaccine.
That was the word from interim superintendent Tammie Burnaford at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
“We were able to host a vaccine clinic,” she said.
Burnaford explained that Bill Faust of Boalsburg Apothecary was able to secure 200 doses.
“They’ve been trying to push out (the) vaccine to smaller apothecaries and smaller pharmacies so that they can again get out into the rural areas,” Burnaford said.
The clinic was available for employees in the district who fell into the 1A category.
BELLEFONTE The cases of COVID-19 in the Bellefonte Area School District continue to be low. In her weekly update to students, families and staff, interim
CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
BELLEFONTE Although the snow was falling outside, the Bellefonte school board met for a special work session to discuss the district’s mascot on Tuesday night.
For several months, the Red Raider mascot has been under fire by a handful of community members who view the district’s mascot and nickname as offensive.
Tuesday’s 90-minute meeting gave the opportunity for each board member to voice their opinion.
Board member Rodney Musser, who has spearheaded a potential mascot change, was the first to speak.
“Recent emails dictate that I believe we need to have this discussion, regardless of the outcome,” Musser said, “because I believe the community is a bit confused as to what education is to all of our students. I don’t want to dive into details of the conversations, but at some point, I think we need to establish an end to the discussion … I believe the community needs to be educated.”
BELLEFONTE The Bellefonte mascot controversy refuses to go away.
The Bellefonte School board will hold a board work session at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential next steps and any other matters that may come up relative to the ongoing mascot discussion. Since it is a work session, there will be no votes taken and no opportunity for public comment.
At this past Tuesday’s school board meeting, a board member questioned why there had been no discussion about the mascot in recent months.
“I’d like to see us re-visit the mascot discussion,” said board member Kristen Bruckner. “We haven’t had that on the agenda for a couple of months and it’s kind of been hanging out there for awhile, so I’d like to see our next steps on the agenda.”