Wallenpaupack Area School District

Wallenpaupack Area School District
Address
2552 Route 6 Hawley , Pennsylvania , 18428-7045 United States
District information
Type	Public school district
Students and staff
Colors	Purple and White
Other information
Website	www.wallenpaupack.org

Wallenpaupack Area School District region in Wayne County

Wallenpaupack Area School District is a third-class school district in Pike and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania. The district's population was 24,729 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

The district encompasses approximately 321 square miles (830 km²). According to federal census data, its population has increased by 3,991 residents from 20,738 residents in 2000. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $19,073, while the median family income was $42,955. ^[1] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 ^[2] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. ^[3]

The school district operates six schools

• Wallenpaupack Area South Elementary, Newfoundland, PA (grades K-5)
• Wallenpaupack Area North Elementary, Hawley, PA (grades 3-5)
• Wallenpaupack Hawley Center, Hawley, PA (HeadStart)
• Wallenpaupack Area Middle School, Hawley, PA (grades 6-8)
• Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley, PA (grades 9-12)
• Wallenpaupack Primary School (grades K-2)

Constituent municipalities

Unlike many school districts in Pennsylvania, Wallenpaupack Area is not subdivided into regions. However, it does contain the following municipalities (labeled by county):

• Blooming Grove Township (Pike)
• Dreher Township (Wayne)
• Greene Township (Pike)
• Hawley Borough (Wayne)
• Lackawaxen Township (Pike)
• Palmyra Township (Pike)
• Palmyra Township (Wayne)
• Paupack Township (Wayne)
• Texas Township (Wayne) (partially in the Wayne Highlands School District)

Gun controversy

In early 2018, Hyung Jin Moon, co-founder of the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church and Southern Poverty Law Center-labeled "Anti-LGBT cult leader", announced an upcoming church event with guns. ^{[4] [5]} The event, a marriage vows renewal ceremony that asked participants to bring their AR-15 rifles, was to be held on February 28 in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania. ^[6] Neighbors of the church came out to protest the insensitivity of having the AR-15 rifles at the event so soon after the Parkland, Florida shooting that killed 17 people. ^{[7] [8]} Due to the increased gun threat caused by Moon's ceremony, the students of Wallenpaupack Area South Elementary were relocated on February 28. ^[9]

References

1. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
2. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
3. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
4. "Anti-LGBT cult leader calls on followers to purchase assault rifles". SPLC.
5. Vera, Amir. "Couples clutching AR-15 rifles renew wedding vows". CNN.
6. "February 28, 2018 "Cosmic True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humanity Cheon Il Guk Book of Life Registration Blessing" Ceremony – World Peace and Unification Sanctuary". sanctuary-pa.org.
7. Jim Hamil (February 19, 2018). "Parents Concerned Over Church Blessing Involving Assault Weapons". WNEP-TV . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
8. "Florida high school shooting: Here's what we know". USA Today.
9. "Different School Day for Wallenpaupack Elementary Students". WNEP-TV. February 28, 2018.

External links

• Wallenpaupack Area School District