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🌱 How South Williamsport may change its approach to disruptive classrooms

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How South Williamsport may change its approach to disruptive classrooms
  • Why Wednesday’s Montgomery at South Williamsport showdown really matters

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray morning shower, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 42.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a passing shower, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Williamsport school board, parents speak out after reported behavioral issues (sungazette.com) — South Williamsport families and school leaders are wrestling with how to handle rising classroom behavior problems, especially in the youngest grades, without disrupting learning for well-behaved students. At a recent school board meeting, parents, teachers, and board members debated class sizes, zero-tolerance ideas, and trauma-informed approaches while Superintendent Eric Briggs defended current safety practices and promised new support options as early as the 2026–27 school year.
   

• Chris Masse on softball: A look at the Williamsport Tournament area all-star team (sungazette.com) — Softball fans in South Williamsport can look forward to Montgomery visiting the Mounties in a key matchup this Wednesday, with both teams eager to prove themselves after strong recent performances. The column also recaps the Williamsport Tournament all-star selections, wild league upsets, and updated regional rankings, spotlighting several standout players from Williamsport, Loyalsock, Montoursville, and other nearby schools.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Williamsport

  • Penn College welcomes new member to board (northcentralpa.com)
  • Local insurance agency celebrates 60 years with All Abilities 5K supporting local programs (wnep.com)
  • Sheetz store to open near Montandon (northcentralpa.com)

Montoursville

  • Hughesville softball turns three-run deficit into 13-9 win against Warrior Run (sungazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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