Assembly Called after Milk-Pouring Incident at Central Mountain Middle School

MILL HALL – The Keystone Central School District has called a special Friday morning assembly at Central Mountain Middle School to address student expectations relative to school conduct. The assembly was called after a recent cafeteria incident shared on social media. In the incident two female students were observed emptying a milk carton on the head of another female student.

District officials were at the middle school on Thursday after they became aware of the incident. Later Thursday Superintendent Jacquelyn Martin emailed a letter to parents relative to school behavior and announced district plans, including the presence of state troopers in the school. The letter was also posted on the district website.

The letter:

March 21, 2019

Dear Families,

I am very proud to serve as the superintendent of the Keystone Central School District.

Our middle school has a Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Program that is centered

around four main ideas:

● Be Respectful

● Be Kind

● Be Safe

● Be Responsible

The principals, law enforcement officers and I have reviewed the 2018-19 discipline

incidents and realize that there are a lot of incidents with a limited number of students

committing the infractions. While I understand that all children make mistakes, I feel that the

number of incidents of misbehavior in our school is impacting the learning process for many

students. Therefore, we will be taking some additional measures to address these issues.

All students in grades 6-8 will be having an assembly tomorrow morning to review the

expectations for conduct in school and on the buses. Students who are repeat offenders will be

assigned additional consequences for any infractions. If it is determined that a student has

broken the law, they will be issued a school consequence and a citation will be filed with the

local magistrate. We cannot, and will not, tolerate this type of behavior in our schools.

Additionally, we are working collaboratively with the Pennsylvania State Police for additional

support. Troopers will be visible in school hallways and in the cafeteria.

Please take time to review our school’s positive behavior matrix with your child.

Students who are meeting the expectations for behavior have the opportunity to attend a

monthly activity. It is imperative that we work together to keep our schools welcoming and safe

so that all students can learn at a high level.

Respectfully,

Jacquelyn Martin

Superintendent