PINE BUSH – The Pine Bush Central School District is the latest in the region to be confronted with student fights. There were two incidents – one on Wednesday and a second on Thursday, which was apparently an outgrowth of the earlier one, Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel told Mid-Hudson News in an emailed statement. Her message to students and parents: “This behavior will not be tolerated. We are putting everyone on notice that there will be significant disciplinary consequences for any physical aggression and/or insubordination.” The district will also involve law enforcement “to the extent that it is legally possible,” she said. Following the incidents of the past two days, the district is clamping down with several mitigation measures being implemented, including: Pass restrictions; Extra staff in the hallways in between periods; Limited release from study halls; Extra staff at student arrival and dismissal and in the cafeteria; Students must remain seated in the cafeteria; Additional security guards in the building, and; Additional police presence in and around the school. Geidel released some of the details of the incidents at the high school. (Student video of two incidents. Caution; language may be inappropriate to some.) On Wednesday, she said a…
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Pine Bush school district clamps down after two days of student fights – Mid Hudson News
