Well, every state conducts a preliminary hearing when criminal charges are filed, typically before a minor-court judge, so it’s not as if this is unusual. And since we can’t incarcerate a person for crimes they’ve been charged with prior to a trial and verdict of guilt (or, more commonly, a guilty plea), the decision to grant bail and in what amount turns on whether the person is flight risk and presents a danger to others, among other considerations. A few states have gotten rid of bail in recent years and instead use a form of pretrial supervised release. Most states, like PA, offer bail for non-capital offenses. The amount varies, but many, many criminal defendants can’t afford to post bail and wind up awaiting trial in county jail.

Magisterial district judges preside over bail hearings and preliminary hearings for all criminal offenses in PA. If you murdered someone, for instance, the preliminary hearing on your first-degree murder charge will be before a MDJ.

Not sure what you’re trying to say. There’s plenty of poor and working class to go around in SE PA.

I hear you. But numbers don’t lie either. Something like 60+% of PA’s tax base comes from the 5 counties that make up SE PA. We’ve got 67 counties.

That’s why explanations are helpful. I asked whether the absence of pride flags in classes signals support for LGBTQ+ bullying by teachers or those in charge (i.e., administrators). Your response was “yes”.

I agree pride flags shouldn’t be formally prohibited. I also don’t think any person or institution - be it a teacher, or the school itself - should be required or otherwise pressured to hang a pride flag if they choose not to.

Thank you for the enlightening explanations.

I don’t think bullying of LGBTQ+ students in schools is a super pervasive problem. But regardless, to suggest that a teacher who doesn’t hang a pride flag in class is signaling toleration for LGBTQ+ bullying is quite a perverse and dogmatic way of thinking.

Yeah, I agree pride flags aren’t political, but they also strike me as unrelated to the purpose of math class (math).

Is bullying of LGBTQ+ students in school super prevalent, in your opinion, and if so, do you think the absence of pride flags in classes sends the message that teachers (or those in charge) would tolerate bullying of LGBTQ+ students?

I couldn’t view the article. So the issue here is the school board banning teachers from displaying or hanging the pride flag in classes, like a math class for instance ?

It depends what you mean by “pedo.” Do you mean prepubescent child rape, possession of child pornography, sex between a 19 and 15 year old, or something else? All these offenses would be graded differently for sentencing purposes under PA law, but it’s easy enough for lay people call each one of them “pedo.”

It’s a major misconception that everyone on the registry is there for “child rape.” In reality, convicted pedophile rapist receive such long prison sentences they’re unlikely to be your neighbor.

Today is December 14, soooo

County pay in PA is notoriously low. Can’t attract / retain talent when your employees are underpaid. For many, the pay for a caseworker position just ain’t worth the stress.

This post has some long sentences.

I’m from Chester County. In my experience, people from Lancaster County don’t seem to identify with anything southeastern PA, be it Philly (and it’s sports teams), or going to the Jersey shore in the summer. It’s weird because the place is only 45 minutes west of me.

While you can’t get unemployment if you just up and leave a job for no reason, there are a number of circumstances in which a person can voluntarily quit and still get unemployment. Harassment, medical reasons, a significant change in the terms of employment, just to name a few. That’s been the law in PA since the 1930’s. The OP never said he quit or, if he did, why. You should probably keep your ignorant opinion to yourself since it’s obvious you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about.

A voluntary quit does not automatically disqualify a person from UC benefits in PA. However, the circumstances in which a person who voluntarily quit can still collect is much more limited. I’m curious why the UC application even presented you with this question. How did you lose your job? If you were laid off that’s an involuntary termination (i.e., a firing). Maybe go back in the app and make that clear.