Knoch School District looks to fill vacancy at primary school
As the students of Knoch Primary School head into summer vacation, the school district is scrambling to find a new permanent principal before the next school year kicks off.
The previous principal, Gregory Mandalas, submitted his retirement papers and officially is no longer working with the school district as of Wednesday, June 7. In late May, state police charged Mandalas with failing to report an act of child abuse as a mandated reporter, in relation to an incident from August 2022 involving Mandalas’ 19-year-old son, Matthew.
Under Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law, Mandalas, as a school employee, was legally obligated to report any suspected acts of child abuse immediately.
“The position of Knoch Primary School principal will be posted today, and we will make every effort to have a principal in place and ready to welcome your students back for the start of the 2023-24 school year,” superintendent David Foley said last week in a letter to parents, which was obtained by the Butler Eagle.
