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Principal accused of looking the other way while teacher had tryst with student — now he’s facing charges
A Pennsylvania high school principal is in hot water for looking the other way during a teacher’s tryst with a student — claiming he didn’t want to ruin the educator’s career. Mark Patrick Murphy, 42, principal of Lackawanna Trail High School in Clinton Township, allegedly knew about the illegal affair but failed to report it to Childline, the state’s child abuse hotline, despite several complaints from other faculty members, WBRE-TV News reported. Murphy was told to stay home and is facing a charge of failing to report the abuse, the outlet said. “Dr. Murphy was [placed] on administrative leave on August 27 in...
Is Brighton Rehab closing? Neighboring facility says it was asked about taking patients
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Skilled nursing centers in Western Pennsylvania are in jeopardy. Several facility leaders tell KDKA Investigates they're fearful more closures are on the horizon. Multiple people contacted KDKA-TV about Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center, saying they fear for the future of the facility. Leaders at multiple neighboring facilities say they were contacted this week asking if they had open beds to take some of the patients who live there.It's a tough situation that Kristen Oeder, who runs Rochester Manor and Villa, says everyone should hear about."Fear, impending doom. This is a lot of folks in our county that are...
New Kensington-Arnold School District cancels high school classes due to shots fired after school
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) - School is canceled today for higher schoolers in the New Kensington-Arnold School District. According to the district, they made the decision to cancel classes due to the fact that after school on Tuesday, the New Kensington-Arnold Police Department was called to respond to shots fired in the community. Police said that shortly after the shots were fired, an unspecified amount of unidentified juveniles fled the scene. "Due to the uncertainty surrounding this incident school for Valley High School students has been canceled [on Wednesday,]" the district said in a communication to parents and families. New Kensington-Arnold Police are continuing to investigate the incident. No suspects have been named nor arrests have been made.
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