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NANTICOKE &#8212; The Greater Nanticoke Area School Board approved the monitoring of student activities on the district school buses at Thursday&#8217;s meeting.The monitoring will consist of both audio and visual cameras installed on the coaches.Only Bob Raineri and Frank Shepanski, both of whom were absent from the meeting, did not vote for the measure.The board also approved policy changes that add cyber school attendance requirements. Cyber school requirements previously had no minimum time of attendance. Beginning with the new school year, the attendance requirement will be set at 2.5 hours per week per course.Kenneth James, of the athletic department, asks that anyone who has knowledge of GNA&#8217;s former athletes, contribute their information to the Greater Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Committee to Honor Past Athletes. James said that he wants to make sure that &#8220;no one is forgotten.&#8221;District Superintendent Ronald Grevera stated that how students dress needs to be discussed during the August board meeting. Grevera added that many of the students need to begin dressing &#8220;in a more appropriate manner.&#8221;The board will meet next at 7 p.m. on Aug. 13.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Susan BettingerFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>The Times Leader may be reached at 570-829-7242 or on Twitter @TLnews.</shirttailMeta></div>

Greater Nanticoke Area to put cameras on school buses