November 6, 2019 | 5:22 AM
Supporters of arming teachers in classrooms claim victory in Schuylkill County in board election
"I still stand by, the only thing that’s going to stop a gun is a gun.”
tag | Tamaqua Area School District
October 9, 2019 | 9:03 PM
Pa. school board president banned from Olympic sports for sexual misconduct against a minor in the 1980s
Larry Wittig resigned from the board in 2017 after the Philadelphia Inquirer first published the allegations, but he remains school board president of the Tamaqua Area School District in Schuylkill County.
September 25, 2019 | 9:45 AM
‘Shooting people is deescalation’: Three days with teachers training to use guns in schools
Arming teachers to prevent or lessen the death toll of mass shootings is a controversial proposition, and the training teachers receive before being authorized to carry guns in the classroom is one of the biggest sources of debate.
February 15, 2019 | 12:56 PM
Tamaqua teachers continue legal fight against arming school staff despite court ruling
January 4, 2019 | 3:07 PM
