NORRISTOWN, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Cheltenham School District’s superintendent is stepping down, just over one week after a Grand Jury report blasted the district’s handling of hazing in a football locker room.
In a letter to the school board, Superintendent Brian Scriven said his resignation is effective immediately, and comes after he thought long and hard, not for what is best for him, but for students, staff and families. He believes a “fresh start under new leadership” is necessary after what he called a year that "tested the Cheltenham community in ways no one could have anticipated."
Scriven said as a graduate of Cheltenham High School, it was never a job but instead a great privilege and a calling for the community and education that shaped him.
The president of Cheltenham’s school board said they have accepted the resignation. At the next meeting, they plan to formally approve Director of Business Services Joshua Sweigard as acting superintendent until a search for Scriven’s replacement is completed.
Last week, two reports from a Montgomery County Grand Jury were released; one recommended charges for four coaches and six football players accused of violent hazing or of trying to cover it up.
The other report blasted Cheltenham High School for how it handled the allegations and the investigation, saying the “Level of incompetence didn’t just fail one child — it put every young man on the football team at risk.”
His resignation comes one week after a grand jury blasted the district's handling of football hazing
His resignation comes one week after a grand jury blasted the district's handling of football hazing
