Yough School District is searching for a new superintendent to replace the district’s top administrator. Janet Sardon is returning home to lead the West Jefferson Hills School District, where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. Sardon, 50, who has served as Yough’s superintendent since September 2011, will assume her
School officials urge parents to recheck their children s mental health
Administrators encourage conversations with kids, especially those doing online learning Share Updated: 6:27 PM EST Dec 22, 2020
Administrators encourage conversations with kids, especially those doing online learning Share Updated: 6:27 PM EST Dec 22, 2020
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Show Transcript TONIGHT. THE THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS STILL REELING. JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING, HIS FAMILY SAYS 15-YEAR-OLD JENO WALKED UP TO THE BRIDGE AND JUMPED OFF OF IT. WE ARE SPEAKING WITH ADMINISTRATORS AT THE SCHOOL WHO SAY COVID-19 HAS BEEN TOUGH ON EVERY STUDENT AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO BE ALLIES TO CHECK IN ON THEIR STUDENTS. JENO DID NOT GET TO SEE THIS LOVE, THAT OF A COMMUNITY GATHERING TO SUPPORT HIM. THEY CANNOT BELIEVE HE IS GONE. LISA IS HIS GUARDIAN. HE HAD PARENTS AND A FAMILY AROUND BUT HE LIVED WITH HER. HE DEALT WITH CHALLENGES OTHERS NEVER SAW. A SAD R