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Schools notify parents of solicitation scam

Posted at 12:09 pm October 10, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Christopher J. Marczak

Christopher J. Marczak

Oak Ridge school officials have notified parents of fraudulent school solicitations.

School officials have been told that unknown people are driving around town and soliciting donations for the Parent-Teacher Organization at the schools, Assistant Superintendent Chris Marczak told parents in a Skylert call on Thursday.

“We do not send parents or employees door-to-door to collect money,” Marczak said. “These people are not collecting for any of our schools. If you are asked for money, please do not donate and immediately contact the police department.”

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Chris Marczak, fraudulent school solicitations, Oak Ridge Schools, parent-teacher organization, solicitation scam

PTA-PTO Council has City Council, school board candidate forums

Posted at 12:29 pm September 23, 2014
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David Bradshaw

David Bradshaw

The Oak Ridge parent-teacher associations and parent-teacher organizations have scheduled two candidate forums, which will focus on questions related to education.

The Oak Ridge Board of Education candidate forum will be held on Wednesday, October 1. The City Council candidate forum will be held on Wednesday, October 8.

Both forums will be held at the Oak Ridge High School Amphitheater from 6 to 7:30 p.m. In each case, there will be a candidate meet and greet at 5:30 pm, and visitors will also have a chance to directly 
speak with candidates from 7:30 to 8 p.m., a press release said.

For more information, contact moderator David Bradshaw at [email protected].

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Education, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County political candidates, City Council, David Bradshaw, education, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge High School, Parent-Teacher Association, parent-teacher organization

Fund forming to help family after student’s death as counselors meet with classmates

Posted at 2:07 pm November 27, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Linden Elementary School

Linden Elementary School is pictured above.

Counselors met with students at Linden Elementary School this morning, and a parent-teacher organization is forming a fund to accept donations to help the family of a third-grader who died Tuesday, an official said.

Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers said there were five counselors from elementary and middle schools, and the school psychologist who serves Linden, at the west-end elementary school this morning.

“They have met with students who appeared upset or anxious,” Borchers said in a Wednesday afternoon e-mail. “I will tell you, though, it has been remarkably calm in my opinion.”

The boy was found unresponsive on a school bus on Wilberforce Avenue at about 4:10 p.m. Tuesday. An ambulance took him to Methodist Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The boy has not been identified, and the cause of his death has not been determined. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Bruce Borchers, counselors, death, donations, fund, Keys Fillauer, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge Schools, parent-teacher organization, school bus, third-grader

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