12 hurt in school bus/truck collision

VALLEY — Ten South Brandywine Middle School students and two adults were injured Thursday afternoon, after the bus they were traveling in collided with a tractor trailer on Lincoln Highway, near Chester County Airport. The students were all transported to Brandywine Hospital for treatment for what were termed minor injuries, with the remainder of the students transferred to a second bus to complete...

CASD to purchase Cumberland Insurance Group building

District to set next year’s budget at $144 million, including 3.6% property tax increase By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education voted Wednesday night to purchase this 38,100-square foot building in Sadsbury. CALN – Coatesville Area School Board voted to purchase a new building at its meeting on Tuesday night at the 9/10 Center. Located...

Middle schools to require uniforms for 2013-14

Board votes in favor of uniforms for middle school students starting next year By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times The school board approved $2.3 million of renovation to South Brandywine Tuesday. The maintenance will update the school as North is being replaced. CALN – Uniforms will be incorporated into the Coatesville Area School District’s middle schools next year, as voted on by the...

CASD school board looks to keep South middle school open

But formal vote put on hold; parents question class sizes By Kyle Carrozza, Correspondent, The Times Although no formal decision was made Tuesday night, school board members suggested that it was increasingly likely that South Brandywine Middle School would remain open, while North Brandywine would be the first target for replacement, rather than both aging middle schools. CALN – The plans for renovating...

School board: two new middle schools not in the budget

South Brandywine might stay open for five more years By Kyle Carrozza, Correspondent, The Times Although slated for replacement, fiscal constraints may keep South Brandywine Middle School open for at least five more years. CALN – Due to an already tight budget, the Coatesville Area School Board announced a change in plans at their meeting Tuesday night, stating that the district cannot afford to...