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<p>UNION TWP. &#8212; The Northwest Area School Board voted at a special meeting this week to begin disciplinary proceedings against a faculty member who was not publicly named.</p><p>The worker in question was identified only as &#8220;employee 4461.&#8221;</p><p>Because of privacy laws, directors declined to discuss the reason behind the move, which passed on a 9-0 vote. But at issue seems to be an incident that occurred in the hallway of Huntington Mills Elementary School involving a student and a male teacher.</p><p>Angela Evans, district solicitor, said a board hearing on the matter will be scheduled within 15 to 30 days.</p><p>Evans would add only that the school board acted after an internal investigation was conducted. She noted the employee involved is a member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the Northwest Education Association, which are the statewide and local unions.</p><p>The disciplinary proceeding was the only matter on the special meeting agenda. School directors are scheduled to meet again for their regular public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Huntington</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Northwest votes to begin disciplinary process for teacher