Schools

The district ordered 20 new school buses with federal coronavirus relief funds, but those won't arrive until October.

"One thing we're all for is keeping kids in school, and we're doing a lousy job at that," said Poland Superintendent Craig Hockenberry.

Six days into the school year, more than 10 percent of high school students are in quarantine.

The commission awarded Jennings a $10,000 performance bonus in accordance with his contract. The bonus is paid by the Ohio Department of Education.

The university is also offering free COVID-19 testing for any current student, faculty or staff member.

The funds will go toward new playground equipment for the school.

This year, YCSD changed its structure to bring back middle schools that will house sixth- through eighth-graders. Six elementary schools will accommodate preschool through fifth-graders.

Robert Reeder III, a 1981 YSU graduate and now a partner in a New York law firm, donated $1 million to YSU’s “We See Tomorrow” campaign to create the professorship in honor of his grandmother, Grace Ruth, and a second professorship in honor of his grandfather, Robert W. Reeder I.

One Boardman parent and respiratory specialist was told he was not invited to the public school board meeting; that it was only for those with anti-mask viewpoints.

“The commitment to school safety is one that I take seriously,” Gov. Mike DeWine said.