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Gateway accepts resignation of band director charged with giving student alcohol

Gateway accepts resignation of band director charged with giving student alcohol
Gateway accepts resignation of band director charged with giving student alcohol 00:19

MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — The Gateway Area School District board has accepted the resignation of its band director.

James Hoeltje is charged with giving a student alcohol. According to the criminal complaint, Hoeltje gave an 18-year-old student alcohol on a band trip in Virginia Beach and before the prom. 

The board previously suspended him without pay and approved a notice of dismissal for him.

The district is reviewing its policies as this allegedly happened on a trip with at least nine chaperones.

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