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NEWS VOICES: Berwick Area School Board passes policies advocates say will harm LGBTQ+ children

Jill Freeman urges the Berwick Area School Board to reject policies that she said would harm LGBTQ+ students.
Sarah Hofius Hall
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WVIA News
Jill Freeman urges the Berwick Area School Board to reject policies that she said would harm LGBTQ+ students.
NEWS VOICES

Welcome to News Voices, a weekly feature where members of the WVIA News team will talk with each other — and sometimes sources — about key things we've learned in recent stories we have been working on.

WVIA Deputy Editor Roger DuPuis and reporter Sarah Hofius Hall discuss a new policy approved by Berwick Area school directors that detail when staff can refer to students by their preferred names and pronouns, and what bathrooms or locker rooms students can use.

Their conversation aired on WVIA Radio. Listen below:

Read the full story here

Deputy editor/reporter Roger DuPuis joined WVIA News in February 2024. His 25 years of experience in journalism include work as a reporter and editor in Pennsylvania and New York. His beat assignments over those decades have ranged from breaking news, local government and politics, to business, healthcare, and transportation. He has a lifelong interest in urban transit, particularly light rail, and authored a book about Philadelphia's trolley system.
Sarah Hofius Hall has covered education in Northeast Pennsylvania for almost two decades. She visits the region's classrooms and reports on issues important to students, teachers, families and taxpayers. Her reporting ranges from covering controversial school closure plans and analyzing test scores to uncovering wasteful spending and highlighting the inspirational work done by the region's educators. Her work has been recognized by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Pennsylvania Women's Press Association.

You can email Sarah at sarahhall@wvia.org