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 
Seems like Johnson & Duffie deny lawful Sunshine records just to keep milking their cash cow CVSD.
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Why is CV spending $1000s of student funds to protect Michelle Nestor’s unhinged image? She has major issues. Why is she being protected by the board?
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This Sh*t has got to stop! Take the girl’s keys away and send her to rehab! Total BS!
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Maybe all the people involved in all the cover ups and scandals are in collusion together. They are all in so deep at this point. “What’s the difference?”
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If they are knowingly involved in a scheme of collusion to suppress the records and truth can they face any charges?
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Have the police arrested her yet? Will she have to resign her board seat?
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Another CVSD Board President Michelle Nestor Scandal in her “Big Red Truck”!!!!! Once again Michelle Nestor is weaponizing the Johnson & Duffie Solicitor to deny release of potentially incriminating video evidence to protect her flawed and fragile public image of her speeding around an empty parking lot and missing one of her biggest critic by only inches!!!
Why is CV protecting Nestor AGAIN!!!!! ….typical!
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What time of day was this? After happy hour? We know her reputation at happy hour.
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I think around 8AM when she drove straight from Gilligan’s or Caddy Shack after pulling another all-night binge.
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Was Nestor coming from an all-nighter at Gilligan’s again? When will people take her keys away from her?
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She’s a danger to our students and a poor example of a parent. Get rid of her.
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She is protected by the school’s political slush fund. How many $$$ that have no paper trail ended up in the slush fund?
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Are you kidding? She is freaking dangerous. I would not get within a hundred yards of her after she has been wine guzzling.
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I remember seeing pictures on social media of Nestor’s Big Red Truck with the entire left side smashed up. Now everyone knows why she’s using her board position to hide the video from the public.
This must be the transparency she constantly squawks about. What a hypocrite!
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Was she drunk this time or was she attempting to commit aggravated battery with her vehicle? Both?
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Serious question – is that the real reason?
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Did Mrs. Nestor recuse herself from any discussion or communications concerning a right to know? Was she involved in the decision to withhold her BRT (Big Red Truck) video?
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She would never allow an honest and transparent investigation to take place. Everyone knows she is involved in the suppression of the truth.
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WTF is going on at CV? Board members threatening people in the parking lot again? How many times can they get away with this?
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Another day, another CV scandal. I’m share Mark Blanchard and Mike Cassidy helped her hide the BRT video from the public. Wow, more thousands of dollars wasted covering up for Nestor.
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At least 6 times, so far. But, what’s the difference?
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Has anyone checked Tik Toc to see if Nestor posted it herself to get $$$ for it?
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WTF Nestor. Is Michelle Nestor auditioning for a new “Death Race 2026” film? I guess her big red truck will work….just a thought.
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IF there was no threat and IF there was not any ill intention, why would Mr. Froelich have told me he preserved the footage, shared it with a CVPD officer and file a complaint to investigate? The officer even provided me with the incident number to be able to request under a RTK to request all the documentation including the video file. That RTK was also denied! I have copied and pasted the email exchange below. What are they trying to hide? If it was an innocent driving incident, there is nothing to hide.
Sender: Kimberly Distenfeld
Hello Mr. Froelich, It has come to my attention that there may have been an aggressive threat made this morning in the District Office parking lot around 8:40 am on Saturday April 18, 2026. Could you please review the security footage and determine if a red dodge ram truck that narrowly missed a dark blue dodge ram backing into a spot in the south east corner of the parking lot intentionally appeared to aggressively swerve at the blue dodge ram? If so, would you please preserve that recording so that we may pursue the matter. I appreciate your assistance in this matter, and I would appreciate you keeping this confidential.
Respectfully,
Kimberly Distenfeld
Timothy Froelich
Sun, Apr 19, 12:05 PM
to me, Nicholas
Good afternoon,
I reviewed the footage in the area of the parking lot that you mentioned in the email I copied below. I did preserve the footage involving the two trucks mentioned in your email and also shared this with CVPD Officer McMillen who was on duty at the District Office during this time period. Please feel free to contact Officer McMillen as he did file a complaint to investigate this at the request from me and in addition, don’t hesitate to reach out to me on this matter also. But per your request, the CCTV footage has been preserved. Have a good day!
Respectfully,
Tim
Tim Froelich
Director, Student and Public Safety
Cumberland Valley School District
Cumberland Valley School District Police Department
6746 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717)506-3763
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So let me get this right. A CV police officer has the report and video available….BUT CV Open Records Officer Becci Leathery decided on her own (wink wink) to deny it to Mr. Snyder who was the one who filed the police report and was the victim of Mrs. Nestor’s Big Red Truck. Does anyone else have a problem with this?
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Unhinged and angry people should never be in positions of power.
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The only person worse than her is that psychopath Allen who is obsessed with putting litter boxes in the genderless bathrooms.
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Seriously, where’s the transparence Dr. Blanchard talks about? Why is CV’s lawyer stopping the release?
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Who controls the attorney? The superintendent or the political dark money group? How much money was reported as missing from the committee? It was a half a million right?
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Mr Beans is doing what he was ordered and paid to do. Zero ethics.
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I heard Nestor set up a secret meeting at Elks Club tomorrow at 7PM to get people to re-elect her as Chair of the Hampden Township Republican Caucus. I hope those attending realize it could turn into a demolition derby in the parking lot if she’s been drinking!
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…or if she loses….AGAIN like in May.
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She will just rage quit for a third time and go drown her sorrows at happy hour as usual.
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Secret? During happy hour?
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****WARNING WARNING Will Robinson – Michelle Nestor will be in the Elks Parking lot tomorrow in her BRT seeking additional “Death Race 2026” points!!!!!
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Doesn’t everyone drink a few dozen morning mimosas before driving to a meeting?
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Stop lying….Nestor only drinks cheap white wine out of plastic bags and boxes. And on occasions, chugs used wine out of wine spittoons at vineyards…
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Times are tough. I heard she was brown bagging grape flavored Mad Dog20/20.
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