Bethany Rodgers
State Government Reporter at USA Today
Pennsylvania state government reporter for the @usatoday network • Tell me everything • [email protected]
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1 week ago |
poconorecord.com | Jo Ciavaglia |Bethany Rodgers
Balmer's alleged actions are being investigated as a potential politically motivated attack or ethnic intimidation due to Shapiro's Jewish faith. Search warrants for Balmer's storage unit and parents' home yielded electronic devices, but no direct references to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were found. Pennsylvania lacks a specific hate crime law, but prosecutors may argue for harsher penalties based on Balmer's alleged motivations.
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1 week ago |
phillyburbs.com | Jo Ciavaglia |Bethany Rodgers
Cody Balmer called a 911 dispatcher less than two hours after he allegedly set fire to the governor’s mansion and expressed anger toward Gov. Josh Shapiro over his support of Israel in the ongoing Gaza conflict, according to a search warrant.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Bethany Rodgers
A GOP lawmaker is renewing her push to keep Pennsylvania students' attention off their smartphones and on their classes. Forthcoming legislation from Rep. Barbara Gleim would require school districts across the commonwealth to ban or restrict phones inside the classroom, a step already taken in a handful of other states. Under Gleim's bill, local officials could tailor the rules to their specific communities.
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2 weeks ago |
goerie.com | Bethany Rodgers
Pennsylvania Rep. Barbara Gleim is proposing legislation to require school districts to ban or restrict cellphone use in classrooms. Gleim's bill allows districts to tailor rules to their communities, addressing concerns about phones' impact on student behavior and mental health. The bill includes exceptions for students with specific needs, such as medical conditions or English language learners.
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2 weeks ago |
goerie.com | Bethany Rodgers
Pennsylvania education officials are reaffirming their compliance with civil rights laws in answer to a Trump administration threat to pull federal funding from schools that embrace certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The Pennsylvania Department of Education insisted in a Wednesday letter that it obeys the Civil Rights Act’s prohibitions on race-based discrimination and follows equal-access laws linked to funding streams for schools and special education students.
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