BVA school board votes to censure Habel

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

The board issued a resolution calling on him to resign for sharing classified information.

The Belle Vernon Area school board voted Tuesday to censure director John Habel.

Jason Gross, Josh Pollock, Stacey Livengood, Janis Niemiec, Michelle Callaway-Rodriguez, Robert Harhai, Stephanie Quinn and Tara Jurczak all voted in favor of the resolution, with Habel the only one opposing it.

The board released a joint statement: “Tonight, the majority of the Belle Vernon Area Board of School Directors found...

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