Two students in Panther Valley Elementary School received two-day suspensions for possession of "replicas of weapons."

Panther Valley School Board on Thursday agreed to the "expulsion and suspension" to run concurrent for two days for two students, with both occurring on June 12 and June 13.Both were half-days of school for the students.This brings to at least four students in the past few months who were suspended for violations of the school's weapons policy.Three of the four were elementary students.The other was a high school student.In other business:• The board hired Lauren Yurkis as a full-time school psychologist effective July 1 at a salary of $60,000.• The board agreed, by a 5-3 vote, to hire Charles Gallagher as a tax clerk mentor for the 2014-2015 school term at a cost not to exceed $2,000. Opposed were William Hunsicker, Roy Angst, and Irene Genther.• Tonia Miletto was hired as the 100 Book Challenge On-Site Coordinator at the elementary school at a stipend of $1,500.• The board approved payment of unused sick days to retired superintendent Rosemary Porembo. She will be paid for 224 days, at $70 per day, for a total of $15,680.• Cindy Nevenglosky, a retired teacher, was granted payment for 94 unused sick days. She will be paid $35 per day for a total of $3,290.• Carolyn Maury, also a retired teacher, will receive payment for 141 unused sick days at $35 per day for $4,935.• Sonya Kokinda, a retired para professional, will receive payment for 10.5 unused sick/personal days, totaling $25 per day or $262.50.• Alicia O'Brien, a retired para professional, will be paid for 50 unused sick personal days at $25 per day, or $1,250.