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Pittsburgh Public Schools will join Philadelphia and other school districts nationwide in starting the fall semester with remote-only instruction.
In Pittsburgh, many teachers wonder how a safe physical return to school is at all possible.
There are many forms of safety for school crossings that are expensive, but high-visibility paint for crosswalks to a school — how hard can that be?
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted unanimously on Feb. 27 to deny a charter that would have transformed Imani Christian School in East Hills into the secular Imani Academy charter school.
The vote at the board’s legislative meeting follows a report earlier this month by the district’s charter review committee that found Imani’s charter application did not include all of the information required under Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law.
A public hearing was held at the Pittsburgh Public Schools Building after the district’s Chief of School Safety requested to arm officers earlier this month.
“You have sufficient information. I can't tell you anything,” Anthony Hamlet, superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, said.
