Education, safety hearing planned
SCRANTON - The House Democratic Policy Committee will hold a hearing on education funding and school safety Thursday.
State Rep. Kevin Haggerty will serve as co-chairman at the hearing, which will be held at the University of Scranton in the DeNaples Center's fourth-floor ballroom, beginning at 10 a.m.
Mr. Haggerty has introduced House Bill 196, which funds school resource officers in elementary schools. The hearing will include staff and administrators from Scranton, North Pocono, Riverside and Dunmore school districts.
The hearing is open to the public.