The Bethlehem Area School District officially parted ways Monday night with the former Monocacy School building after directors approved its sale by a 9-0 vote.
The district will pocket $395,000 for the building and grounds, pending approval by the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County.
BASD received an offer which represented "fair market value" for the former school, located at 1816 Main Street.
The sale will not only garner revenue for the district but will also eliminate the cost of continued maintenance on the property.
In other business Monday night, directors also voted 9-0 to deny the Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School's request to operate at a second location at 714 W. Broad St. in the city.
BASD denied the request because the facility "would violate the requirements for nonsectarian status" according to the resolution issued by the district.
The building, owned by The Diocese of Allentown, features a Christian cross on the building's structure.
The facility had been used as a Roman Catholic school.
The district states a charter school is prohibited from "displaying religious objects and symbols on the premises of the charter school."
"I was a little surprised," said Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School CEO Elsie Perez in an interview following the meeting about the district's rationale for denying the request, considering the current building the school operates out of has an identical Christian cross displayed on the building's exterior.
In a news release, Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School described the district's latest decision as nothing more than another "tactic" to disrupt their school.
In other news, the district hired Nicholas Takacs as their chief technology officer, effective December 1.
Takacs will manage the development, implementation and operation of the district's technology systems, according to BASD.
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