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Parents urge Upper Dublin to move prom over safety concerns; resident calls for more Holocaust education
Summary
At the Dec. 15 Upper Dublin school board meeting, parents presented a petition of over 500 signatures asking the district to relocate prom venues citing local crime and hazardous driving routes; a separate speaker urged expanded Holocaust education at the high school.
Multiple Upper Dublin residents used the public-comment portion of the Dec. 15 meeting to press the board on student safety, transportation and curriculum.
Jen Chaffetz, who identified herself as a resident of Ambler and a parent, told the board she and other parents submitted a petition "that we started a few weeks ago has over 500 signatures" asking the district to relocate junior and senior proms away from current contracted venues in Bensalem and City Ave (Hilton on City Ave). Chaffetz said parents are concerned that current venues require students to travel long distances late at night and that the hotel locations are in…
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