COLUMBIA SPY

  Lauren Davis, a junior from Lancaster, Pa., received hundreds of emails and online reader comments — most of them negative, after penning an editorial for the student newspaper. "This is our Penn State. It is a Penn State without Joe Paterno," she wrote, adding, "Those of us here now are beyond ready to move on." MORE: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/sports/ncaafootball/why-is-penn-state-celebrating-joe-paterno.html

  Former board member Fran Resch About 100 citizens convened at the district administration building for Thursday's Columbia Borough School Board meeting, largely in response to a recently released video of a classroom assault at the high school. Bullying among students was not the only topic discussed, however. Bullying is alleged to have occurred among board members themselves. At Thursday's meeting as at previous meetings, allegations surfaced regarding political scheming by some on the board. Fran Resch, a former board member, brought to light incidents he says occurred during his tenure: "These comments are long overdue, but I had to get them off my chest. Number one: Back in May, when I was still on the school board, I was approached at home by a current board member and in the course of the conversation I was told we must do what Ken and Tom want. I said I would do what I thought those who voted me into office wanted. No one was going to ...

GAME RESCHEDULED: 2 PM SATURDAY AT YORK SUBURBAN UPDATE: CHS THREAT SUSPECT IN CUSTODY GAME RESCHEDULED: 2 PM SATURDAY AT YORK SUBURBAN According to Mayor Lutz, a suspect has been apprehended related to tonight's public safety threat during the Columbia-York Suburban game. "Everyone left the stadium in an orderly fashion. No one panicked," former Councilman Jim Smith said. Smith is a member of the Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and was a presenter at tonight's ceremony. From school district website WGAL interviews a Columbia player Friday night about his reaction to the threat.

THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTED Tonight's game at Columbia High School has been cancelled. No word on when it will be rescheduled.

Ernest Wiker An assault at Columbia High School on September 8, 2016 was recorded and a firestorm of outrage was ignited after that video surfaced on social media. At Thursday's school board meeting, over 100 residents filled the room looking for answers.  One by one they lined up to comment and ask questions.  At times, comments were heated. Ernest Wiker , whose daughter was attacked, was first to take the podium: "I wanted to address the board tonight about violence in our schools.  About disrespect of the teachers, the bullying that's happening in our classrooms not being addressed. Our school claims to have zero tolerance policy and we do, but we're not enforcing it. There is behavior happening in those classrooms everyday that is totally unacceptable. The teachers are to the point where they don't even report it anymore, and I think that's the fault of the administration, that they haven't supported. I've witnessed incident afte...

Lutz and Columbia Borough Council discussed three proposals aimed at regulating businesses such as Venues during Monday's council meeting: BYOB ordinance: an annual or one-time permit that would regulate hours of operation and include stipulations on conduct.Entertainment license: a license for a fee that would allow business to have set entertainment hours and follow conduct rules including a noise ordinance.Disruptive conduct ordinance: a three-strike policy for commercial rental properties, where three accounts of proven offense result in closure. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-mayor-wants-to-regulate-byob-venues-after-recent-downtown/article_9011975a-7b8b-11e6-ae11-6b81416f12ed.html