Books that are being challenged in three local school districts Latest front in the culture wars: school library books Angry speakers called Gender Queer: A Memoir “dangerous to developing brains,” and said including the book in the S.S. Seward... Local News 02 Mar 2022 | 09:41
From left: Ashley Zimmerman, solicitor; Dawn Bukaj; Felicia Sheehan; Pat Lutfy; Jessica Decker, vice-president; Jack Fisher, president; Corey Homer; Rosemary Walsh; Dr. John Bell, superintendent; Julie Ewald, recording secretary. Corey Homer arrived after the vote, so did not vote. Brian Carso teaches a class on Tuesday night so was not present. (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) School board allows students to ditch masks with parents’ say-so When is a mandate not a mandate? The Delaware Valley School District is about to find out. A special school board meeting... Local News 29 Sep 2021 | 02:07
People lined up to address the school board (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) ‘Ain’t happening!’ Public shouts down proposal to temporarily require masks in school Angry people came face to face, masked and unmasked, to fight over mandates at the Aug. 19 Delaware Valley school board meeting.... Local News 25 Aug 2021 | 12:04
Dawn Bukaj School board member says she did not intend to ‘make any child feel less than’ A school board member whose social media activity started a discussion about the treatment of LGBTQ students at Delaware... Local News 17 Mar 2021 | 07:22
We ask you, as a school board member, to retract transphobic social media posts Editor’s note: The following letter dated March 3 was sent to Dawn Bukaj, a member of the Delaware Valley School District... Letters to the Editor 11 Mar 2021 | 10:42
Dawn Bukaj School board asks legal counsel to review member’s transphobic social media activity A member of the Delaware Valley school board is under fire for Facebook activity promoting anti-LGBTQ views. Steven C. Teague,... Local News 11 Mar 2021 | 10:39