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Aliota said the transfer of insurance responsibility had been approved by the board with the exception of one vote and asked why the solicitor prepared a resolution that applied only to his case. He warned trustees that penalties for violations of citizens’ civil rights can be financially significant and urged transparency. He also referred to a court order from a common pleas judge and raised the prospect of federal appellate review, without specifying active litigation outcomes.

The remarks were made during public comment; the speaker framed his statements as recommendations and observations about legal processes and board transparency. The board did not respond in the public session, and no formal action on the subject was on the March 24 agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","School Board Meeting 3/24/25","oneSentenceSummary","A resident told the board that depositions in a $3 million lawsuit against multiple past and present board members are ongoing and questioned a solicitor-prepared resolution transferring financial responsibility between insurers.","taxTitle","Millcreek Township SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",67509,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6108776,"Parent asks board for clarity after ‘honey packet’ incident at Tracy Elementary under investigation",124,2196000,2320000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767313-a6beeeb4ac50da2e644da364cf02f5dd&start=2196&end=2320","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767313-a6beeeb4ac50da2e644da364cf02f5dd/thumbnail_2196000.jpg","/articles/6108776/Pennsylvania/Parent-asks-board-for-clarity-after-honey-packet-incident-at-Tracy-Elementary-under-investigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108776-b1735d7ca3518f302ad1f54d8e7ca7b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770545436&Signature=NFcbiWo4IC0OSC017xJXy8Ezo7THfZaqpcXeUjO60NTExS-t-D~NepUkoE2AOaLlfIKC3SRZ-CSZ66hfZ1aJPikLINuzWq-lqms9RAFq93WfDyVnyRTC7yALsmGYc1KUhXZC9mG~vq00nHtQg8WDGxYrhCmOYc~xDQj~N0LaIFd2rQRn6DRpV2BlMadHhZd1SZdo1QWVWRWTva5EG6bNWoWai5rMXX14fr8ex4ReYuUJnXKQlk1jVgRGO4RV0kv~Txfuv7mZeiVMwfH5Z5MBjVx9CSXrxlrpOBh52yMZyHCd-hbs1xMd9p4BWFeFhwJd0z1hx7n14gii-RjqbgfsKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shauna Thompson, a parent, told the Mill Creek Township School District Board of Directors on March 24 that she is concerned about a “honey packet” incident at Tracy Elementary that she said remains under investigation. Thompson asked for clearer communication to parents and for steps to prevent future incidents involving substances that look or taste like candy.

Thompson said she was aware the matter was under investigation and that there was information she could not discuss in public. She asked how the district will ensure that items that resemble candy or edibles are not brought into schools and whether parents would be notified more completely on the day of an incident so families could monitor students for potential symptoms and seek medical attention if necessary.

“Who is monitoring the situations, what are we going to do to keep drugs, or, you know, suspected drugs out of our schools from this point forward,” Thompson asked, and she said some parents only learned the full contents of the packets the following day. She urged the board to consider notification protocols and prevention steps in the event of incidents that could affect student safety.

The comment was made during public comment and the board did not engage in discussion with the speaker during the meeting. District staff stated the incident was under investigation and did not provide additional details in the public session.","A parent raised safety concerns about packets brought to Tracy Elementary that resembled candy; she said parents were not fully informed and asked what the district will do to prevent similar incidents.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6108781,"Parent urges Mill Creek board to overhaul school meals, recommends sugar limits and end to fast-food fundraisers",179,1780000,1959000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767313-a6beeeb4ac50da2e644da364cf02f5dd&start=1780&end=1959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767313-a6beeeb4ac50da2e644da364cf02f5dd/thumbnail_1780000.jpg","/articles/6108781/Pennsylvania/Parent-urges-Mill-Creek-board-to-overhaul-school-meals-recommends-sugar-limits-and-end-to-fast-food-fundraisers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108781-1260937a99485116b990b487b76e201c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770545436&Signature=AmMbHR3UdCqUBPeTiYEtgLpo8VN~C2JEPIG21yry0tOdvJ5CYCqKltwzyoH5vKkk8oPo2sCv0yMw1EDXaQkY7Ns5FTjrKScZoGubWraLPz3Qj0-KRajZ-NfaXSlTjRXahJKBZtdDkPbmC~2WU9XxJ79s-E-VOwARU-ZiiCGB7t03qZxqIFzYb9zownRJZIkXo~oKBcOYROffhwBEKBFVwx2~a0Hb6F6CZuQFfQWIo4r7XHtW5xCFyvNLqbZZA-dz4-z-PUYLmnW6iGpe~VpAaLiO-IrZliowWlPumTfQQktw5F3MRvZ7pWlGWJTEpIMG2GuzOoxEvWTDuTxAdS3wcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amanda Austin, a parent representative on the Mill Creek wellness committee and mother of a kindergarten student at Asbury, urged the Mill Creek Township School District Board of Directors on March 24 to make immediate changes to student meals, saying current breakfast and lunch menus include items she called overly sugary and nutritionally poor.

Austin read a list of recent breakfast items that she said “have no nutritional value,” including sprinkle-filled pancakes, cinnamon rolls, Trix French toast, Trix cereal bars, Rice Krispies treats, frosted Pop-Tarts, chocolate-chip muffins and donuts. She said recent lunches included “many types of breaded and fried chicken, fried pizza bites, French toast sticks, pizza, corn dogs, hot dogs, and nachos.”

“These foods contain an incredible amount of sugar that quickly spikes and then plummets blood sugar levels,” Austin said. She urged the board to seek a new food supplier and recommended four local steps: set a sugar limit for meals (for example, eliminating chocolate milk and juice as frequent options), make water and plain milk the default beverages, replace sugary cereals and pastries with low-sugar cereals or oatmeal and make higher-protein breakfasts such as eggs or yogurt the default.

Austin also called for a ban on artificial food dyes, citing studies she said link dyes to hyperactivity and behavioral issues, and urged the district to discontinue fast-food partnerships and fundraising days with Domino’s and McDonald’s, which she said function as marketing to children.

She acknowledged structural constraints, including the district’s Aramark contract and the loss of commercial kitchens that complicate preparing fresh meals, but said local policy changes could reduce sugar and junk-food marketing in schools. Austin said wellness committee members had succeeded in removing some snack sales at elementary breakfasts but urged broader, district-wide steps.

The board received Austin’s comments during the public comment portion of the meeting; trustees did not engage in discussion with the speaker during the meeting, per board protocol.","A parent representative on the district wellness committee urged the board to remove high-sugar items from breakfasts and lunches, set local sugar limits, stop fast-food partnerships and ban artificial food dyes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6108787,"Mill Creek board approves block of instructional software, facility bids and personnel actions; AI purchase tabled",1036,2339000,3375000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767313-a6beeeb4ac50da2e644da364cf02f5dd&start=2339&end=3375","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767313-a6beeeb4ac50da2e644da364cf02f5dd/thumbnail_2339000.jpg","/articles/6108787/Pennsylvania/Mill-Creek-board-approves-block-of-instructional-software-facility-bids-and-personnel-actions-AI-purchase-tabled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6108787-675445584a09c513c268f99be94016ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1770545436&Signature=F2Bc161rQidXyHZjdSqbZ5Aeg47be80feF7~7V8TMn1AQcRGMxZCh0sHp5JYBGFMBkTC4nYbhA0ASQ4xV-3vjTnweSE3LMIYV8XH8BD9KJGyqA9almF0Lpd9k46tWlmOd~QcdzSw~ZhtfrgAKHkyJUFGy6swqXjS7O1WHA8dHh~7YuGJXvCbBJgdFrWsaGLCd2Go-QgrcGznGwPtoNRKkoK69tF-o2sJ38mvMPPn-dBtG~GoUOE66P8cr-XG8Umsaif1yvHdB80SiVIHb7wh4ulSyfyP2NRnFkVEpCHE7NLbvniE2TU3BysKgVjy0KCW~l4NCQWs4wYBV4CQKu8low__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mill Creek Township School District Board of Directors on March 24 approved a block of instructional-software renewals, facility repair and improvement bids, personnel recommendations and routine financial reports, while tabling a proposed AI instructional purchase pending additional information.

Board members voted by voice on grouped agenda items that committee members had reviewed in March. The approvals included one-year renewals or extensions for a range of instructional platforms, authorizations for district-wide building repairs and roofing work, and standard personnel actions and leave requests presented in the personnel committee report. A motion to table the district’s proposed AI purchase was approved after trustees said outstanding questions remained.

The approvals covered dozens of line items presented in committee. Instruction items approved as a block included renewals for Accelerated Reader ($16,530.03), Edpuzzle ($18,137), ESGI ($14,760), Forecast5 ($28,515.38), Formative (add-on and renewal, $35,000), additional IXL licenses ($38,400), CAMI ($19,195), MAP ($50,075), Membeam ($28,760) and Mystery Science ($14,950). The board approved a separate six-year Spanish adoption and related materials (listed as $158,209.41). The board also approved a professional-development contract for speaker Holly Clark ($13,900) and several university and AP scoring agreements.

On facilities and operations, the board approved district-wide bids and vendor agreements that included door replacement ($79,000), roof ladder replacement ($159,770), carpet and flooring replacement ($315,185), boiler/HVAC work ($87,975), fencing ($36,500), exterior restoration (approved at $1,014,000, below the estimate), multiple ADA restroom bids (electrical $28,800; general $47,500; plumbing $314,500), and several roofing restorations and skylight work with A.W. Farrell and others. The board also accepted Wilkins Company contracts for annual fire alarm inspection ($13,680) and alarm monitoring ($15,552).

Financial and administrative items approved included student activity account reports, budget transfers, bond-money summaries, the treasurer’s reports and an accounts-payable report. Board members discussed a roughly $2 million year-to-date variance in federal fund revenue; district finance staff said timing and recognition of prior federal relief funds explained the gap and that an $1.8 million shortfall was not expected as an actual year-end deficit tied to federal funding.

During the superintendent’s report, the board accepted bids for ADA restroom work and for an electronic messaging sign project; trustees asked whether the $165,000 bid covered both sign hardware and installation and were told it did. The board indicated intent to install digital signage at all buildings lacking such signs.

Votes were taken as voice votes; recorded tallies were not specified in the meeting minutes. Where committee motions and voice votes passed, the board clerk recorded the motion as approved.

The proposed one-year AI instructional contract was tabled at the request of trustees who said follow-up questions from the March 10 committee meeting had not been fully answered. The chair called for tabling the item, a second was made, and the motion carried by voice vote.

The board also approved the February 2025 meeting minutes, committee minutes, and adjourned following the routine reports and committee updates.","The Mill Creek Township School District Board of Directors approved multiple contract renewals and capital bids on March 24, 2025, voted to accept personnel and financial reports, and tabled a proposed district AI purchase for further review.","actionData","errors"]

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