INVESTIGATION INTO LIGONIER VALLEY INCIDENT CONTINUES

The president of the Ligonier Valley School Board has accused four school board members of interfering in a district investigation into a 2023 incident involving a special needs student that left a high school teacher with severe injuries. According to the Trib, Board president Don Gilbert said board members Irma Hutchinson, Michael Knupp, Mary Gamble and Jennifer Kromel violated board policy and acted as an unauthorized ad hoc committee when they met at Hutchinson’s home with a potential witness in the investigation. He said Their actions could be considered an attempt to influence the witness and, in turn, the outcome of the investigation. The investigation into the incident continues.