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VoTech proponents and a school nurse press Berwick Area SD on upgrades and safety after lockdown incident
Summary
During the public-comment period, a representative of BIDA urged board support for VoTech upgrades and offered employer feedback; a district nurse described a student seizure risk during a simultaneous lockdown and fire drill and asked the board to change procedures.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, community members urged the Berwick Area School District to back vocational-technical (VoTech) upgrades and raised student-safety concerns after a recent lockdown and fire-drill overlap.
Johnny Dennis, identifying himself as a semi-retired Berwick dentist and BIDA affiliate, told the board the business-development group would like to support the district and provide employer feedback for a proposed VoTech upgrade. "BIDA would like to support you and help you with your feedback from…
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