First Amendment experts decry Plum authorities' warning to students Students who talk, text, email, tweet, or post comments on Facebook about the ongoing sexual abuse investigation at Plum High School could be subject to questioning and arrest by law enforcement, school officials and local police told them Friday. Students considered the message a threat. First Amendment experts called it unconstitutional, and the Allegheny District Attorney's Office questioned the Plum police chief's rationale. “You're drawing attention to yourself, and you're asking for officers from the police department or the district attorney's office to show up at your door,” Chief Jeffrey Armstrong told students during one of two morning assemblies. Police ... Continue reading... http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8238794-74/students-police-armstrong
Officials Warn Students About Posting About Plum Incidents On Social Media Some parents and students are upset about a message delivered to the student body about recent sex allegations involving teachers and students. Some claim the message was a threat — and it all had to do with the ongoing investigation into alleged inappropriate relationships between a couple of teachers and students. There are teachers charged and students who are victims still in the hallways and the Plum police chief said that he was seeing posts on social media, threatening those students. He says that’s why he told students during an assembly today that the threats must stop and may be ... Continue reading... http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015...-discuss-plum-investigations-on-social-media/
Protest planned Monday at Plum Borough High School In an assembly Friday, Plum police Chief Jeffrey Armstrong, high school principal Ryan Kociela and school resource officer Joe Little told students they should tell police if they had information about two teachers arrested for allegedly having sex with ... Continue reading... http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/8240317-74/colella-students-board
Protest planned this morning outside Pa. high school rocked by teacher sex scandals Two male teachers have already been charged with having inappropriate sexual contact with students, and a third teacher has been charged with intimidating the witness for allegedly singling out one of the victims in class. Background according to TribLive ... Continue reading... http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/04/protest_planned_this_morning_o.html
Plum high school students protest claiming censorship Two school assemblies were held Friday during which school administrators urged students not to discuss the cases via social media that might compromise the investigations into two teachers who have been charged with having sex with students. Another ... Continue reading... http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/04/27/Plum-high-school-students-hold-protest-in-defense-of-freedom-of-speech/stories/201504270136
Plum H.S. Students Protest Despite District’s Warning To Keep Quiet About Investigations About 15-20 students gathered outside of the school this morning. Two teachers have been charged with having sex with students. On Wednesday, a third Plum teacher, 40-year-old Drew Zoldak, was charged with trying to intimidate an 18-year-old student who a ... Continue reading... http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/04/27/plum-h-s-students-protest-despite-districts-warning-to-keep-quiet-about-investigations/
Kids protest sex scandal at Pa. school; twin tragedy on prom night; game warden shoots, kills fisherman: Daily Buzz Two male teachers have already been charged with having inappropriate sexual contact with students, and a third teacher has been charged with intimidating the witness for allegedly singling out one of the victims in class. More on the case is here. Continue reading... http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/04/kids_protest_sex_scandal_at_pa.html
Plum officials, police say they won't arrest students who discuss teacher sex abuse charges Plum Borough School District administrators and borough police walked back assertions they made last week suggesting students could be arrested for “irresponsible” talk or social media postings about investigations into teacher sex abuse allegations. Continue reading... http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8250483-74/students-police-protest
Public Comment Session On Agenda For Plum School Board Meeting Last week, a third Plum teacher, 40-year-old Drew Zoldak, was charged with trying to intimidate an 18-year-old student who a fellow teacher is accused of having sex with. He is accused of exposing the identity of the alleged victim in the Joseph Ruggieri ... Continue reading... http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/04/28/public-comment-session-on-agenda-for-plum-school-board-meeting/
Plum school board tonight to issue statement related to teacher arrests The Plum school board tonight is expected to issue a statement in the wake of a controversy over the free-speech rights of students after three teachers were arrested. Seven school board members and district solicitor William Andrews met in executive ... Continue reading... http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/04/28/Plum-School-District-to-issue-statement-on-investigation-teachers-arrest/stories/201504280161
