The school board at its Oct. 21 meeting (from left): Christine Agron; Dawn Bukaj; Felicia Sheehan; Pat Lutfy; Jessica Decker, vice-president; Jack Fisher, president; Corey Homer; Rosemary Walsh; Brian Carso; Ashley Zimmerman, solicitor; Julie Ewald, recording secretary. (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Parents’ lawyer asks judge to consider new information in DV mask case Five Delaware Valley parents have asked the court to consider new information obtained since they first sued the school for... Local News 12 Jan 2022 | 10:27
The school board at its Oct. 21 meeting (from left): Christine Agron; Dawn Bukaj; Felicia Sheehan; Pat Lutfy; Jessica Decker, vice-president; Jack Fisher, president; Corey Homer; Rosemary Walsh; Brian Carso; Ashley Zimmerman, solicitor; Julie Ewald, recording secretary. (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Federal court sides with DV school board on mask mandate Delaware Valley is free to allow students in its buildings without masks, as long as their parents sign a waiver testifying... Local News 16 Nov 2021 | 01:17
Federal judge denies parents’ suit against school masks Masks in school. Saying a mask poses no harm to others, U.S. Middle District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann on Sept. 30 denied... Local News 14 Oct 2021 | 03:42
Suit challenges Pennsylvania’s new mask mandate for schools (AP) The Republican leader of the state Senate and a group of parents filed a lawsuit on Sept. 3 seeking to overturn the... Local News 21 Sep 2021 | 10:28
Mask opponents wear tee-shirts reflecting their viewpoint at a recent school board meeting (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Superintendent says few students would qualify for mask exemption Delaware Valley’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Bell sent a recorded telephone message last Friday to all parents about... Local News 08 Sep 2021 | 06:47
People lined up as they waited to speak about mask mandates before the Delaware Valley school board at a recent meeting (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Pennsylvania mandates masks in K-12 schools, day cares (AP) Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania public and private schools, as well as child care facilities, Gov. Tom Wolf... Local News 02 Sep 2021 | 09:25
Pennsylvania to offer weekly Covid-19 testing for schools (AP) Pennsylvania will offer voluntary Covid-19 testing in K-12 schools, state health and education officials announced Monday,... Local News 18 Aug 2021 | 01:47
Governor says he won’t require masks in Pennsylvania schools (AP) Gov. Tom Wolf on Aug. 6 ruled out a mask requirement for Pennsylvania schools as the academic year is about to begin,... Local News 11 Aug 2021 | 01:53
Pennsylvania to text people who missed second vaccine shot Covid-19. (AP) Pennsylvania’s Department of Health will carry out a text messaging campaign to encourage roughly 254,000... Local News 05 Aug 2021 | 02:29
A poster promoting vaccinations in Pike County Pennsylvania sounds alarm on coronavirus vaccine hesitancy (AP) A growing number of unfilled appointments and low uptake among nursing home workers are early signs that vaccine hesitancy... Local News 21 Apr 2021 | 12:27
All Pennsylvania adults to be eligible for vaccine on April 19 On April 19, all Pennsylvania residents will be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. “Pennsylvania’s vaccine providers... Local News 01 Apr 2021 | 02:04
Dr. Rachel Levine speaks to the press last month as Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. (Photo provided) Pennsylvania health secretary joins Biden administration (AP) Dr. Rachel Levine became a familiar figure to many Pennsylvanians over the last 10 months of the coronavirus pandemic,... Local News 27 Jan 2021 | 01:49
