Tag: Lawrence Township Public Schools
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Lawrence Township students return to full day, in-person instruction
Lawrence Township public school students will be back in the classroom for a full day of in-person learning Jan. 18, following a rapid decline in the number of positive cases of COVID-19 among students and staff. The Lawrence Township public school district was closed Jan. 17 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but classes…
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Lawrence school board reorganizes, swears in new members
Two veteran school board members and a newcomer who were elected to serve on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education were sworn in to office at the school board’s annual reorganization meeting. Incumbent school board members Jo Ann Groeger and Kevin Van Hise, along with newcomer Robert Pluta, were given the oath of…
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Lawrence schools go back for half-day sessions
After a week of remote instruction, Lawrence Township public school students will be back in the classroom – but only for a half day, according to Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun. In a Jan. 9 letter to parents, Kasun wrote that students will attend a half day of school in the morning for the week…
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Lawrence schools on remote instruction Jan. 3-7
Lawrence Township school district officials are reverting to remote instruction for the week of Jan. 3-7 – the first week of school following the winter recess – because of an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among students and staff. Due to the number of staff who need to be absent during the…
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School board member ends service with Lawrence Township Board of Education
It was a bittersweet moment for Joyce Scott, whose term on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education came to a close at its last meeting of the year. Scott, who did not seek re-election for a third, three-year term, was feted by her school board colleagues as a mentor and a friend at…
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Lawrence school district officials rule out installing metal detectors at schools
Lawrence Township public school district officials have ruled out installing metal detectors at the schools, in the wake of the arrest of a 15-year-old Lawrence High School student who brought a loaded handgun into school on Dec. 8. Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun said that “as may be expected,” he received a few emails requesting…
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Lawrence Township Education Foundation grants awarded
When Oliver Valentino began classes at the Lawrence Intermediate School, one of the first things that he noticed on the playground was a life-sized outdoor chess set. Oliver, who likes to play chess, was surprised. There are life-sized outdoor chess sets – painted squares on the blacktop – at some of the schools in the…
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Six candidates on ballot for Lawrence school board
Lawrence Township voters will choose from among six candidates – including two incumbents – to fill three open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education when they cast their votes in the Nov. 2 general election. The term is for three years. Incumbent school board members Jo Ann Groeger and Kevin Van…
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Lawrence school board candidates to participate in election forum
Six candidates for three open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education will share their views on the issues at a virtual candidates forum Oct. 6. The forum, which starts at 7 p.m., can be viewed live at www.facebook.com/LWVLT.org. It is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lawrence Township. Incumbent…