Split Lower Merion School Board Approves Football, Starting TonightThe Lower Merion Aces and the Harriton Rams will be returning to the Gridiron tonight, after the Lower Merion School Board (LMSD) reversed itself and decided to allow the township's two high school football teams to compete in a limited Central League Schedule. Harriton will host Marple Newtown tonight at 7:00, … [Read more...] about Split Lower Merion School Board Approves Football, Starting Tonight
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Lower Merion School Board Votes For Some School Sports
Lower Merion School Board Votes For Some School Sports On Monday (August 17), by a 5-4 vote, with Board President Melissa Gilbert siding with the minority, the Lower Merion School Board authorized Superintendent Robert Copeland to allow a limited amount of sports activities for students at Harriton and Lower Merion High Schools, as specified in the Health and Safety … [Read more...] about Lower Merion School Board Votes For Some School Sports
When Lower Merion Schools Desegregated
When Lower Merion Schools Were Desegregated On the morning of August 27, 1963, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the night before, "A stormy, three-hour meeting of the Lower Merion School Board was climaxed Monday night by a 8-0 vote to close the predominantly Negro Ardmore Elementary School [Ardmore Avenue School] to speed … [Read more...] about When Lower Merion Schools Desegregated
LMSD Parents Air Grievances About Re-Opening, Virtual Learning
LMSD Parents And Teachers Air Grievances About Re-Opening, Virtual Learning Call for Safety, Transparency and Equity https://youtu.be/hbwbhzPn7PM A group of about 75 parents of Lower Merion School District (LMSD) students and a few LMSD teachers, staged a protest on Thursday (July 30), in front the district Administration building. Jamie Bassman led the protest. She … [Read more...] about LMSD Parents Air Grievances About Re-Opening, Virtual Learning
Lower Merion School Board Postpones Vote to Re-open Schools
Lower Merion School Board Postpones Vote to Re-open SchoolsAt the start of last night's Lower Merion School Board meeting (via Zoom), which drew a crowd larger than the 300 that Zoom allows, Board President Melissa Gilbert announced that the board would be delaying the decision regarding opening the schools in the fall "because there's a lot of interest in that, and we were … [Read more...] about Lower Merion School Board Postpones Vote to Re-open Schools