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Southern Lehigh School Board OKs 2.63% tax hike, will have Lehigh Valley's lowest rate
School directors unanimously approved the $78.9 million budget at their Monday meeting.
School directors unanimously approved the $78.9 million budget at their Monday meeting.
School directors voted 5-4 to remove Emily Gehman as school board president. School director Stephen Maund was subsequently elected to serve out the rest of Gehman's leadership term, which ends in December.
The anti-violence program is funded through a $1.28 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The program will continue next school year.
The Palm Trees & Power Tools luau event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at BTI's Allentown campus.
Bethlehem Area teachers have a new contract thanks to early bird negotiations. The agreement ensures three more years of raises.