Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa School Board held its monthly work session and voted unanimously to furlough, the para educators alone with student and teacher’s aides for the first nine weeks of school effective September 8, 2020. Dr. Peter M. Carbone said hopefully they will be able to return after the first nine weeks of school. Due to the pandemic, classes are being taught virtually.
Beaver County judge James Ross and and retired county commissioner Joe Spanik , who is a representative of the AFL-CIO building trades union spoke to the board about a program Building Hope to get students interested in apprenticeships in trades and how they can earn college credits to do so. Judge Ross said that they are looking for minorities and women who may be interested.