radioNOVO News for Altoona: June 17, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 06/17/26          TWO HOLLIDAYSBURG AREA SCHOOL TEACHERS............ WHO BOTH IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN............ WITH OVER A DECADE OF SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT..............  ARE SUING, ALLEGING CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY.           THE WOMEN, WHO REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN THE LAWSUIT'S FILINGS............ ALLEGE A POLICY PASSED LAST OCTOBER BANS DISPLAYS ADVOCATING SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.           THE PLAINTIFFS CLAIM ADMINISTRATORS STRIPPED CLASSROOMS OF SAFE-SPACE SIGNS AND RAINBOW IMAGERY WHILE CONTINUING TO PERMIT CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS DISPLAYS. THE DISTRICT HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE SUIT.          AN ALTOONA WOMAN IS BEHIND BARS ON A 175-THOUSAND-DOLLAR BOND AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING HER BOYFRIEND WITH TWO KNIVES. POLICE ARRESTED 45-YEAR-OLD MOLLY LESLIE TUESDAY MORNING FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE ON 18TH AVENUE.          WILLIAMSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY OWNERS WON'T SEE A TAX HIKE NEXT YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A NEARLY TEN-MILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET TUESDAY NIGHT, KEEPING THE TAX RATE FLAT DESPITE FACING A 664-THOUSAND-DOLLAR DEFICIT, WHICH WILL BE COVERED BY THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE.