Pa.’s largest teacher union agrees with call to end active shooter drills in schools – pennlive.com

The union representing 187,000 teachers and other school employees, joined the nation’s two largest teachers unions — the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association — which earlier this week said they agreed with Everytown For Gun Safety’s findings on active shooter drills. All said the drills are terrorizing many students and staff.
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DA and police issue statement on Field of Screams

The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office and West Hempfield Township police have released a statement about social media posts regarding the popular horror attraction Field of Screams in Mountville.

The social media posts from volunteers at the attraction range from claims of sexual assault and harassment by other volunteers and customers to claims of volunteers being forced to work long hours.

Here is the full statement from the district attorney and police:

“This following statement is on behalf of the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and West Hempfield Township Police Department regarding social media discussions of Field of Screams in Mountville.

“Law enforcement officials are aware of the various social media postings and will take the appropriate action on reports they receive from individuals who believe they are either a victim of a crime or have information about a crime.

“Accordingly, as is true with any complaint of suspected criminal activity, we encourage individuals to contact their local police department with specific information.

“It goes against working procedure to discuss pending investigations or the existence of investigations out of fairness to all involved – to include victims – and so to preserve the integrity of our work.

“Going forward, we will release additional information as deemed appropriate.

Information can be provided to West Hempfield Township police at 717-285-5191 or the District Attorney’s Office at 717-299-8100.

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https://www.wgal.com/article/lancaster-county-district-attorney-statement-field-of-screams-haunted-attraction/30915056 

Field of Screams Haunted Attraction addresses allegations from its actors and volunteers

MOUNTVILLE, Pa. — As Field of Screams Haunted Attraction prepares to open for Valentine’s Day weekend, some of its actors say they won’t be returning.
Those actors have taken their concerns to social media; some of whom have created videos outlining why they no longer support the haunted attraction. 
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https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/field-of-screams-addresses-allegations-from-its-actors-and-volunteers/521-36979387-e894-4380-8507-9d40aed26cd1 

Columbia Creative Factory Seeks To Purchase Building By End Of February | TownLively

A for-profit and not-for-profit collaboration has been formed in an effort to ensure that the community work being done at Columbia Creative Factory (CCF), 247 Locust St., Columbia, will be able to continue. An offshoot of the Lancaster Creative Factory, the CCF has been offering low-cost and free art classes and programming for children, youths, and adults since 2016. The building that housed the organization for four years on a donated basis was listed for sale in January 2019.

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