Boy who made threats put on home arrest
An Edgewood teen-ager has been ordered to remain confined to his house and under electronic monitoring after police arrested him for threatening other children.
Witnesses say the boy, 15, made numerous threats over about a monthlong period, including display of a handgun Aug. 18 at Koenig Field.
The boy was arrested on Sept. 19, on four counts of making terroristic threats. He will face a hearing on the charges at Shuman Center in East Liberty on Oct. 9, according to Edgewood police superintendent Brooks Wright.
Gateway schools
Gateway School Board at its 7:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday is expected to consider adopting a districtwide dress code policy that would ban clothing or accessories that depict, advertise or promote:
The proposal also would ban:
One board member expressed concern that the policy may be too restrictive.
'I don't want a policy that's going to come back and bite us,' said board member Dave Magill. 'And I don't want to see students singled out and embarrassed.'
However, Gateway Assistant Superintendent Cleveland Steward said the proposed policy brings about consistency with the existing policies in the district's various school buildings.
Gateway schools
Gateway School District Business Manager Harvey Smith has asked the school board to consider looking for a new computer software vendor to upgrade the system that handles school scheduling, grade reporting and attendance.
The district is in the process of making a transition from an old DOS system to a modern Windows-based program. But several administrators have complained about the product that is being used to transfer the data.
Smith said he is prepared to recommend that the school board find a software provider to meet the district's requirements.
'I would like to see the problems resolved by the end of the month,' Smith told the school board at this month's workshop session.
Plum
Plum school officials are considering eliminating the family swim program held at Plum Senior High School evenings Monday through Thursday until the $40 million renovation project is completed.
Board member Diana Tresco, who chairs the Property and Supplies Committee, said there are concerns about people leaving and entering the building during such an extensive project.
'There is a concern just for this year because of the area where they're working, which affects parking and drop-offs,' Tresco said.
Swim instructor Kelli McIntyre said drop-offs are less of a problem during the evenings than on Saturdays, when swim lessons are conducted for as many as 250 students.
Board member Jan Schoenberger asked about the possibility of allowing families who already have paid for the weeknight swim program to have more time to be able to utilize the pool on Saturdays. But McIntyre said that might interfere with the swim lessons conducted at the pool.
McIntyre and district officials plan to meet with representatives from the local YMCA about a possible solution to the problem.
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