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Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Elizabethtown! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What books could disappear from Elizabethtown school libraries under a new policy?
  • How Etown’s new women’s flag football team could change campus life
  • How much more will Etown students pay next year—and why?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Summer Art Camp (4th - 6th Grades) and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunshine, warm and less humid, temps: high: 88, low: 64.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Elizabethtown Area school board looks to crack down on sexual content, remove books from libraries (lancasteronline.com) — Elizabethtown Area School District is weighing a major library policy change that would remove books the school board deems to contain explicit sexual content, replacing the current rating-and-opt-out system. The proposal, crafted with Independence Law Center, has drawn sharp community debate and could receive final approval as soon as August, potentially reshaping what students can access in school libraries and English classes.
   

2. Elizabethtown adds women's flag football, joining fast-growing collegiate movement (etownian.com) — Elizabethtown College is launching women’s flag football as its 25th varsity sport, with competition starting in the 2027–28 academic year and a national search underway for a head coach. The move makes Etown the first Landmark Conference school with the sport and positions the college early in a rapidly growing women’s flag football landscape across Pennsylvania and the nation.
   

3. Steady trend of tuition increases for Elizabethtown College students (etownian.com) — Elizabethtown College tuition will rise 3.25% for 2026–27, adding over $1,000 to the annual bill and bringing total costs with housing and food to about $54,910. College leaders say the steady, modest increases track inflation while most students continue receiving substantial financial aid, following a years-long strategy to keep Etown’s sticker price competitive.
   

4. A look at Elizabethtown College's newest minor (etownian.com) — Elizabethtown College students now have access to a new Transformative Justice minor that examines systemic oppression, white supremacy, and social change through three customizable tracks. The program, created after the Peace and Conflict Studies minor was cut, includes new core-counting courses and is open to students from any major who want to better understand and challenge inequitable systems.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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