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 
Is “Bacon Dunn” coming to Dr. Verber’s 9/11 Hotdog Celebration Party?
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cV CuReS should run a fund raiser for Dr. Kitty Litter’s CV Furry Club and have Bacon Dunn sit in a dunk tank. $1000s could be raised!
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Heck, put Superintendent Blanchard in a dunk tank to raise money for paying Johnson & Duffie legal bills for suppressing Nestor’s BRT documents!
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Someone should call Chris Hansen to investigate Dr. Brian Litterbox Allen and his furry clubs for minors.
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Bud “Curmudgeon” Shaffner and his “Bookkeeper” Marty Carreras have volunteered to help raise money for their lawsuits legal defense….old Marty still faces an active Federal Fraud Count….
He was only running for Hampden CP bc he thought it paid a salary….
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They still have cash in the Capone safe.
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CV Superintendent Blanchard could always ask Bud “Capone” Shaffner for some of that cash in those DE and FL waterfront mansion safes! Marty “Bookkeeper” Carreras has their combos!
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Everyone knows that Board Pres Nestor hauled both of Shaffner’s safes to DE and FL in her Big Red Truck (before she started using it as a weapon against parents)!
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What horrible people. It is disgusting that Dr Michael Verber and his political apparatus CV CUReS is openly celebrating the death of 3000 Americans in the worst terrorist attack on American soil. Maybe CV CUReS should be listed as a terror organization.
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cV CUres is a disgrace. Their true colors are showing! This is what Michelle Nestor, Mike O’Brien, Brian Allen, Asheleigh Forsburg, and PA State REP Tomas Kutz believe in and openly support. I hope PA residents are watching.
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Michelle Nestor loves the publicity! Several CV parents saw her at the Dodge Truck dealership on the Pike looking at new Big Red Truck replacement! They heard her asking salesman for two extra option….an extra re-enforced grill for striking “things”….and a beer cooler in the console.
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Why do they hate America so much?
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I can’t believe that Mike and his CV Cures group have gone this far with the TDS and hate. I’ve gone from losing respect for him to losing the desire to ever talk to him again. He is filled with so much hate and anger. What a sad man.
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A wiener swallowing contest? Fitting.
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Who can swallow the most? Dr Hotdog Verber, President Michelle Nestor, Dr Kitty Litter Allen, or Zorro?
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Are the football scandals about the Peruvian marching powder or the racism or the illegal recruitment?
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It gets so much worse than that. Buckle up buttercup. The pain is about to begin. The legal system is a slow process but justice will prevail.
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I wouldn’t accept a few resignations after what they’ve done. I want to see mass firings and criminal investigations opened up.
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Is Verber and his cv cures group seriously celebrating the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with a hotdog party? WTF? Seriously what in the actual F**k?
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CV Athletic Director Mike Craig and his Asst Athletic Director Darnell Stanford are both running scared. They know they broke PA laws, violated PIAA and CV policies, and attempted to screw over several athletes that complained.
And they know that Nestor and Blanchard can’t save them…..since they have their own legal problems.
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Darnell Stanford actually thinks he will be anointed as Mike Craig’s replacement when Craig retires….or if forced to retire early due to the numerous scandals!
Parents and residents will find out the truth of how BOTH Craig and Stanford DO NOT care about CV students….only their reputations that are about to be tarnished due to the current and imminent legal actions that will drop on them!
Stanford should be trying to secure another job outside the Harrisburg Region before it’s too late.
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How many lawsuits will Dr Mark Blanchard be named in before 2027?
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CV Athletic Director Mike Craig NOW letting any athlete transfer from CV that wants to since he, Blanchard, and Andrechik in deep PIAA and legal sh&t about what they did trying to screw over three football players who transferred.
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So he was heavy handed before, gaming the system for his personal and professional gain, and now out of fear of what’s coming, now that he has been caught red handed, he stopped doing his job and anything goes.
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Dr. Robyn Euker thought she was skirting legal trouble by resigning as Asst Superintendent and hiding in her old job. But NO USE…as one of the “Judas Letter” 10,,,,she is still smack dab in the middle of legal, ethical, and discrimination issues!
….and Blanchard and Nestor won’t be able to protect her…..
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The CV administration and board majority seem to be quickly forming a “circular firing squad” with everyone doing whatever they have to to protect themselves…even if it means throwing someone under the bus….
The ONLY WINNER….Johnson & Duffie Law Firm making HUGE coin off of the legal woes of CV….Mike Cassidy has the board majority snowed-over while being Superintendent Blanchard lap dog….
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A football parent in the know just let our FB private group know that huge stuff coming down from the PIAA on CV. Don’t know yet how it will affect this season. I’m even hearing rumors about the troubles maybe affecting CV’s wins last year.
Appreciate any insight on this from anyone….thanks.
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It has to be from the illegal stuff Craig did. Dr Blanchard and President Michelle Nestor thought they had it covered up but it is all coming out. Including the attempt to cover these issues up.
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CV Mike Craig and Darnell Stanford…..CAUGHT!!!! …..along with Josh Oswalt!
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Craig & Stanford days in their jobs appear to ne numbered!
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CV Football parents talking about Michelle Nestor taking over coaching CV’s Varsity Football Team….I hope not! PIAA does not allow drinking on the sidelines!
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She would just drive her truck over the other team for a touchdown.
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You’re right! At least the BRT would be useful!
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CV Superintendent Mark Blanchard having a difficult time holding scandals together….he’s running out of fingers and toes in the CV Dike!
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New to this blog. Question: How much money has been paid to the Johnson Duffie Law Firm to defend CV Athletic scandals like Cheerleading, Football, Girls Wrestling, Boosters, XXXXXX, XXXXXX….????
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Deep six figures had been wasted to protect the Shaffners, Craig, Stanford….and School Director and Athletic Chair Mike “Shaffner 2.0” O’Brien….who has done nothing except suppress free speech when not in his tanning booth.
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How many tens of thousands have they wasted on blocking legal RTK requests? They don’t care that they keep losing. This is a stall tactic. Will the judge throw the book at CV and Johnson and Duffie for this very dirty and unethical tactic?
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I think Dr. Robyn “Judas” Euker needs to start looking for a new job in another part of Pennsylvania.
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You can put Dr. Mark “Judas” Blanchard as a reference though (before he’s sanctioned and/or fired)…….
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Don’t forget about Oswalt getting fired!
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