Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — A letter written by a concerned parent to the Cumberland Valley School District seeks the release of information.
The letter states:
Cumberland Valley School District
6746 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050August 16, 2026
To the School Board Directors of Cumberland Valley School District:
I am writing to ask why Cumberland Valley School District continues to oppose the release of a police report and security footage concerning an incident involving “The Big Red Truck.”
Unless the Cumberland Valley Police Department has decided to reopen the matter and pursue criminal charges against the driver, I do not understand why these records cannot be released. I was previously told by the responding officer that the video and police report would be available. Yet the District’s Right-to-Know office and its solicitor, Johnson & Duffie, appear to be contesting the release of these records.
That raises serious questions. Is there something incriminating in the video? Is the District withholding the footage because the person driving the truck is a school board member? I am asking these questions because I was directly involved in the incident, and I have a legitimate interest in knowing how many inches that vehicle came to making contact with me in an otherwise empty parking lot. I know what I witnessed that day, but I would like to see the actual video for myself.
By continuing to fight the release of this information, the District creates the appearance that there is something it does not want the public to see. If there is a legitimate legal reason the records cannot be released, I believe taxpayers deserve a clear explanation of that reason.
I also question the amount of taxpayer money being spent on legal representation in Right-to-Know matters. Some members of this board recently went to the state Capitol seeking additional state funding, and state legislators responded by providing additional resources. Are those legislators aware of how much Cumberland Valley School District is spending on legal services to oppose citizens seeking access to public records?
These are taxpayer-funded resources. Citizens should be able to ask reasonable questions and obtain public records without feeling that the District will use its legal resources to make access unnecessarily difficult.
I am also concerned about the message this situation sends to members of the community. If citizens cannot obtain a police report and security footage concerning an incident occurring on school property, they may reasonably question whether reporting an incident through the District is the best option. Transparency and public confidence depend on citizens believing that records will be handled openly and appropriately.
I am therefore asking the School Board to reconsider its position and release the police report and security footage, provided there is no legitimate legal basis preventing their disclosure. Because the board has not responded to my emails on this subject, I am forced to do an open letter for the public to see.
If the District believes these records are exempt from disclosure, please explain specifically what legal exemption applies and why. I would also ask the Board to explain to taxpayers how much the District has wasted on legal fees associated with opposing the release of these records and other Right-to-Know requests.
The public deserves transparency. If there is nothing improper about the incident or the records, releasing them should help resolve questions rather than create additional suspicion.
Will this Board reverse course and demonstrate a genuine commitment to transparency, or will it continue wasting taxpayer-funded resources fighting citizens who are seeking access to public records?
I respectfully ask you to release the video and police report, or provide the public with a specific and transparent explanation of why you will not.
Sincerely,
Jason Snyder
Concerned Citizen of Cumberland Valley School District
Harrisburg100 
OK, that’s it. I’m refuse to have my two kids go to such an immoral school run by corrupt people. I’ll enroll them at a private school on Mon. Sad day for my kids having to leave their friends.
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I agree. I’ve been on the fence for the past two years and hoped all these scandals were just disgruntled individuals. I know sometimes people get a raw deal, but 100% of the time. Either there is some massive conspiracy or there are real problems at Cumberland Valley.
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Michelle Nestor’s name keeps appearing over and over in almost every scandal at CV. How can the other board members support a person like her. I have seen her myself out in public drinking like a college sorority freshman, grinding other women face to face and even heard from a close friend about her making out with women at bars in public. And she is our board president?
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Keep the faith. I will predict Michelle Nestor will have the worse tow week stretch she has ever experienced starting yesterday..
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I pulled my H.S. son out of CV at the end of the year. Superintendent Blanchard has lied to the public and is unable to keep my children safe from bullying and racial discrimination. CV has a major problem.
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CV police should set up a DUI checkpoint in the administration parking lot. I know at least one driver they will nail.
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Maybe if CV had this checkpoint, former School Board member Bob Walker might not have driven drunk….and the lives of those run over pink flamingos would have been saved! Great idea!
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Nestor, Nestor, Nestor…..can you believe it, Board President Michell Nestor is playing the “VICTIM” bc two concerned CVSD residents conducted a peaceful protest against her “RINO” status while she was breaking ever HTRC bylaw and rule to fradulently get herself re-elected as Chair….while also rage-drinking before and after the event….and of course “flipping off” the peaceful protestors after she parked….and let’s not forget….illegally video taping the protestors WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING the Big Red Truck that got her into this mess in the first place!
What surrogate does Nestor get to “carry the Nestor victim card” ….none other than her drinking buddy and failed politician A.K. …who lost against that “Hannah Montana” character…
Wow…I’m aghast that such a seasoned politician as Michelle Nestor would be so unhinged and angry at simple peaceful protesters doing nothing but exercising their first amendment rights on a cool summer evening.
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Just another rage drinker trying to protect the mobile DUI mobile.
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Absolutely…..this rage-drinking has got to stop. This is a poor example for our CV students to see.
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Have A.K. or Chippo, or Nate Silcox tell Nestor to be honest and register as the true DEM that she is…..
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Who is A.K.??? Another rage-drinker? BRT rage-driver? Who is she?
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You bonehead….it’s a machine gun!
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Why is AK?
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If the school district administration and other board members are willing to cover up for her you know it is seriously bad. How many thousands of dollars is this attorney making covering up a criminal DUI? WTF?
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Cassidy doesn’t care….he loves all the faux shoddy legal work his firm is doing….as long he can play grifter to the board and do his “snake-oil” sales pitch re: how is can win these appeals and lawsuits, he has it made. The board majority doesn’t care….they hate certain residents so bad, they have no concept of right or wrong….and Cassidy and Blanchard know that and take advantage of that.
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If the attorney is in this just for the money and the board member is covering up some criminal act, why is the administration spending so much money and involved in this cover up?
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Really!!!! CV covered up the cheerleading scandals of Bud Shaffner’s wife, the under-reported quarter million of Bud Shaffner’s wife’s Cheerleading boosters, the fraudulent Federal tax return of Cheerleading Boosters for another $200K….the non-independent $100K+ faux cheerleading investigation that found nothing but Blanchard refuses to release recommendations, the Big Red Truck Scandal where Nestor almost hit a parent….but she and CV refuse to release report and video, the mental health survey scandal, the IT certification scandal, on and on…..and on….oh, and the German Teacher and the underage student scandal…and this is only the tip of the CV swamp iceberg!
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federal lawsuit defendant Marty “Capone” and the now empty safe.
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Oh yes Marty “The Bookkeeper” Carerras….classic Shaffner/Nestor lacky and RINO
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This district won’t protect girls sports or bathrooms from pervert men. This district allows furries and kids talk about the litter boxes they have. Now they cover up a school board president using a truck as a weapon. This school has gone so woke it is embarrassing.
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CV allows it bc Brian Allen and Mario de la Berra love this kitty sh&t!!!!!
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Another Mike O’Brien (CV Athletic Committee Chair) MISSING IN ACTION! Come on Mike….step out of the tanning booth and do your job!
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Show the video. Why are they hiding the video? Only the guilty would hide it and spend money to hide it. Was the person drunk or was this a criminal attempt to harm someone with a vehicle?
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Nestor needs to protect her prom-queen image. That’s why she has that A.K. person as her publicist!
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I’ll ask again….who or what is this A.K…..a person?
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If they get caught colluding in a cover up scheme will they lose their indemnity? Will the insurance refuse to provide them a legal defense? Wouldn’t they be required to pay for their own defense ?
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