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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; John Mahle resumed control of the gavel at Hanover Area School Board&#8217;s monthly meeting Tuesday, thanks to Frank Ciavarella&#8217;s decision to step down from the post at a special meeting last week.</p><p>Meanwhile, Terry Schnee attended his first meeting as acting superintendent, holding the post while William Jones remains on paid leave.</p><p>Both changes were the result of the discovery that Ciavarella&#8217;s parents, Frank J. and Dorothy Ciavarella, had been overpaid for student transportation services. Their contract was cancelled and the district is trying to recoup the money, about $250,000.</p><p>Schnee thanked the board for the opportunity to serve in his new position. During the meeting, the board approved two transportation contracts, one with Cragel Bus Service and the other with Dobbs Transportation. Both contracts are pending review by the solicitor.</p><p>After the meeting, Attorney Bill Finnegan said both the effort to recoup the money and the status of Jones are being reviewed and that Attorney Jack Dean, who has been handling both matters, will likely have a report by the next monthly meeting, set for April 2, if not sooner.</p><p>The school board also approved a contract with VLN Partners LLP to provide online classes for the district. And it voted to notify the Northeast Pennsylvania School District Health Trust that Hanover Area will withdraw from the consortium at the end of June 2020.</p><p>The notification does not mean the district will leave the trust, which provides health insurance for member districts. But many districts have annually given required notice to keep the option of leaving the trust available.</p><style>
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Hanover Area School Board has first meeting with new leaders