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Mike Resch chastised the board for their inaction on bullying at Thursday's meeting. At Thursday's school board meeting, Columbia resident Mike Resch commented publicly about bullying in the district. He told how his wife stopped a bully who was beating up another student just off school property. According to Resch, the victim, who had a “fat lip,” told his wife that it was the fourth or fifth time he had been beaten by the same bully. He said his wife then called the police, who responded and told her not to get involved. Stills from a video of the assault referred to by Mike Resch   “I'm not going to stand and wait for the police to come when a child's getting beaten,” Resch said. Resch then referred to the many emotional pleas from residents who had spoken at the meeting. “Everything I'm hearing from these people – and the emotion that you feel coming out of them – these things have to be true,” he said. Resch then turned his attention to D...

After Friday's stadium evacuation and postponement, Saturday's game in York County was played without incident. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/sports/football/highschool/columbia-falls-to-york-suburban-in-rescheduled-football-game/article_ead50d74-7d44-11e6-8703-47f1a2a3a3a2.html

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 Ford and Garrido take the oath of office, which was administered by District Magisterial Judge Miles Bixler. Barry Ford and Iris Rachael Garrido were sworn in as school board directors by District Magistrate Miles Bixler at Thursday's Columbia Borough School Board meeting. Ford and Garrido filled two board vacancies, one of which was created when Cole Knighton assumed the presidency after Tom Strickler's resignation, and the other by Tammy Mattern's resignation, effective September 9, 2016. The board previously appointed former board member Keith Combs to fill a vacancy created when Fran Resch resigned in May. Ford resigned from borough council in May, citing health concerns.  This was Garrido's third try for a seat on the board.  Leo Lutz Jr. was absent from Thursday's meeting, but those present voted unanimously for the appointments. Vicki Anspach voted also, despite her absence at last week's committee of the whole meeting when candidate int...