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 
It’s clear that Cumberland Valley School District is in total “Transparency Lockdown Mode” at the direction of Superintendent Mark Blanchard, Board President Michelle Nestor, and those two Johnson & Duffie lawyers who gleefully assist in weaponizing Right to Know Denials by anyone attempting to hold CVSD accountable. The public, media, state, legislatures, and state agencies are all becoming aware of issues and corruption within CVSD and the absence of School Board oversight by Board Pres Michelle Nestor, Vice Pres Jevon Ford, Dr. Brian Allen, Mike O’Brien, and Asheleigh Forsburg.
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Where’s Cumberland Valley School District School Director Mike O’Brien? All these racial discrimination, bullying, retaliation, money accountability issues, Federal Lawsuits, violation of District, PIAA, and O’Brien’s oversight as CV Athletic Committee Chair?
No where to be found….total crickets. All Mr. O’Brien has focused on is suppressing free speech by reducing public speaking time for public comments.
Tell us Mr. O’Brien – why don’t you care about our students? Are you just a corrupt “Bud Shaffner 2.0”?
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Another day….another scandal at Cumberland Valley School District. How long will Superintendent Blanchard keep his charade going that he’s got everything under control and there are no issues at CVSD?
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This Big Red Truck scandal involving Cumberland Valley School District Board President Michelle Nestor has been fascinating to watch. Superintendent Blanchard and Solicitor Mike Cassidy actions have exposed the institutional suppression of transparency.
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They have everything under control. Because anything they didn’t have under control was run over by the BRT.
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CVSD Superintendent Mark Blanchard’s ONLY hope of crisis management is to check Board President Michelle Nestor into the Betty Ford Clinic, pull Board Member Mike O’Brien out of the tanning booth, stop CV Board Spokesperson Dr. Brian Allen from “mocking children and only speaking about kitty litter boxes in schools, stop board Vice Pres Jevon Ford to unfairly advantage his XXXXX on CV’s football team, and attempt to get board member Asheleigh Forsburg to DO SOMETHING…..ANYTHING!
…..and let’s not forget the compromised Solicitor Mike Cassidy of Johnson & Duffie law firm…stop suppressing EVERY right to Know from people that injure Superintendent Blanchard’s and Board President Nestor’s tender and fragile feelings.
DO YOUR JOBS and educate our children while keeping them safe!
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When will the law firm of Johnson & Duffie start worrying about their public and professional reputation that Solicitor Mike Cassidy is destroying?
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Central Pennsylvania law firm Johnson & Duffie has turned into nothing more than a money-grabbing ambulance-chasing law firm with its face being Cumberland Valley School District Solicitor and Chief spin-master and cover-up artist….Mike Cassidy. CONGRATULATIONS!
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Only those guilty of crimes demand a total lockdown on records and transparency. Open some state investigations NOW!
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A friend of mine visited the CV parking lot last weekend to see how many feet Cumberland Valley Board President Michelle Nestor would have had to go out of your lane (and way) to almost hit the parent she was attempting to intimidate with her Big Red Truck. It turned out to be a minimum of 25ft out of her lane…but as much as 30ft.
Tell us Mrs. Nestor, what lie will spew to justify this physical fact? What legal spin will come from that morally and integrity-fluid Solicitor Mike Cassidy to continue to protect you from public and legal accountability?
The public is thoroughly disgusted with the poor excuse of a leader in Mrs. Nestor.
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After consuming a few gallons of wine her memory might struggle to work properly.
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WOW….Michelle Nestor’s political antics and failures remind me of a “Ramsay Bolton” ending where his own dogs turn on him. Is this what is happening to Michelle Nestor’s political career in real-time? Stay tuned for details!
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A real-time GOT story-line developing!
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Zorro agrees
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Only this time it is furries, like BRIAN ALLEN, with litter boxes, not dogs.
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Revelation 17:1-2
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. 2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”
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Just heard from a friend that a group of parents are planning a “Big Red Truck” protest on the Carlisle Pike before opening season football game on Fri. Getting details…time/location.
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I’m in!!!! Will parents ne wearing red BRT t-shirts?
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Maybe we can wear those “Michelle Nestor” masks with a blonde wig and a Bret Michaels cowboy hat!
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My wife told me that she’s wearing those Michelle Nestor flag hotpants…like she saw Nestor wear on election day at pole.
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Maybe we can ask that RINO protestor to join us? I’m sure he and his group would be up for some more protesting!
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Will there be police presence? Can we stand behind concrete barriers if the BRT appears?
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I heard that both Mrs Nestor and Dr Hotdog will be joining the protest.
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Outstanding…..glad that Nestor and Dr. Hotdog are playing team ball!
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Maybe Michelle Nestor can have her lawyer husband Chris Nestor there too….so he can ensure his wife doesn’t misbehave while protesting!
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Maybe Michelle Nestor can invite some of her rage-drinking buddies to join the BRT Protest – “AK-47”, Chippo, Kingsley Blasco???
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Breaking news, BRIAN ALLEN will join the protest if he is provided with a bag of kitty litter.
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He really is a sick, perverted individual.
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Brian Allen is inviting Mario and his wife “Cat” (i.e., the “Pissing in the Coffee Cup Scandal” bus chaperone).
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Can former board President Heather Dunn be invited to come out and protest? She can wear one of her COVID Virtue Masks if she likes!
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If Dunn and Nestor will be there…then, invite CVSD Board VP Jevon Ford to join the protest….unless he’s too busy manipulating the CV football coach for self-serving reasons?!?!?!
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That voice of hers is painful. Far worse than water boarding.
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The only thing Heather “Bacon” Dunn has protested was the Country Buffet closing!
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I love it! Let’s invite Dr Hotdog!
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I heard Dr. Hotdog is a BIG DONER to the WSCC fundraiser tonight! He sponsored Cheater Michelle Nestor and her 3 rage-drinking friends! Thanks for the support!
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Well, Johnson & Duffie charlatan lawyers miking CV taxpayers again for thousands of dollars. They lost another Right to Know Appeal with the PA Office of Open Records, but crybaby Mike Cassidy decides he has to keep his money milking machine going and now spends thousands to Appeal to the Court of Common Pleas.
When are our law-makers going to step in and tell CV Board Majority and Administration to stop their Blanchard-ego face-saving games and quit suppressing information from the public.
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Johnson & Duffie lawyers need to be reported to the PA Bar for their abuse of milking taxpayers for their inconsistent application of PA RTK law. They have no problem GRANTING a request…only to stop half way through…then, when it’s appealed, they demand the requestor to pay $15,000+…then they lose their appeal, and spend more thousands appealing tot he Court of Common please and demanding the same $15,000+.
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Yes, CV taxpayers should know that the law firm of Johnson & Duffie are fleecing CVSD taxpayers….and their on the ground man Cry-Baby Mike Cassidy is to blame. 20+ years as CV’s solicitor and he’s taking full advantage of the Blanchard “Protector and Chief” in weaponizing the RTK process to prevent citizens from holding Superintendent Blanchard accountable.
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***PSA: Rumor has it that “Cheating Michelle Nestor” will be attending the fundraiser at WSCC bringing Savanah Martin, AK-47, and Sherri Chippo with her to support the candidate that soundly defeated Cheater Michelle Nestor’s candidate. I may have to sign up now to rub shoulders with this seasoned loser Cheater Michelle Nestor.
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Is Cheater Michelle Nestor hauling her 3 rage-drinking companions in the Big Red Truck she used to intimate a parent in CV’s parking lot?
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I hope “Bacon Dunn” doesn’t come to the fundraiser….there’s not enough buffet chow for her!
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OMG, the Big Red Truck is back on the road HUNTING for any CV parents that disagree with her!
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Another Cumberland Valley scandal. Another cover up by the board. It’s exhausting and embarrassing. Can’t they go a month without a scandal and cover up? Why is this allowed to continue? Is the DA and everyone else ok with this nonsense?
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Don’t forget the PA Bar….Johnson & Duffie lawyers are disgraceful!
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Fighting against transparency laws while being accused of corruption and cover ups is NOT a good look. Who made the decision to hide this information and did the board vote to approve these legal costs?
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Why can’t we see the video?
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