Maddie Hanna

The lawsuit against the teaching guidelines was brought by a group of western Pa. school districts, teachers, and parents, and funded by the conservative Thomas More Society.

Lower Merion said messages received by middle schoolers were "nearly identical" to those in other states, where some reported texts that said they had been selected to pick cotton on a plantation.

Under the new policy, the district has removed seven books and graphic novel series, deeming them “age-inappropriate.” That’s on top of 18 the district removed based on the old policy.

Pennridge is one of a number of area districts that flipped to Democratic control in last year’s elections and has been at the center of culture war battles.

Board member Kimberly Garrison has continued to face calls to step down after being accused of making antisemitic statements.

Unlike an earlier version, the law won’t force any schools to change how they teach reading — a topic that has been the subject of national debate amid a rising movement pushing structured literacy.

This past year’s endowment growth at Penn includes $216 million in new gifts received by the university.

Officials anticipate it will take 40 to 60 minutes to process high school students through the system, which parents pleaded for after a loaded gun and AR-style magazine were found at the high school.

Superintendent Daniel McGarry will be presenting a proposal after two gun-related incidents early this school year.

Some parents objected to comments by Lower Merion school board members Kimberly Garrison and Anna Shurak describing Jews as white, saying they had downplayed antisemitism.