A number of incidents at the new Innovative Arts Academy Charter School on Howertown Road have been listed on recent reports released by the Catasauqua Police Department.

The new charter school opened its doors Sept. 12, a delayed start after CEO Loraine Petrillo announced her resignation.

She was replaced by Steve Gabryluk, who did not return calls from The Press for comment on the incidents.

An individual fielding calls for the school said Gabryluk was not available and there was no one appointed to handle community inquiries.

The borough police log lists seven incidents for which police were called between Sept. 12 and Oct. 7.

A student threatened another student Sept. 13, followed by a juvenile complaint the next day.

The police log lists a threat by a student Sept. 16.

A student was suspended for marijuana use Sept. 30.

On Oct. 3, there was a reported disturbance.

The arrest of a 17-year-old Allentown girl was reported Oct. 7 following a fight between students near the end of the school day.

The charter school has a curriculum that offers learning tracks in digital and graphic design, culinary arts, journalism and fashion design, along with the regular series of required subjects. Students reside in Lehigh Valley school districts.

Catasauqua Police Chief Douglas Kish reported his contacts with the school.

“They have been in contact with us for each of the incidents,” he said. “All of the problems were competently handled by the school faculty.”

The disturbances, according to Kish, were routine matters that often occur at schools.

“We are in touch with the faculty and willing to cooperate if they have a problem that gets out of hand,” he said. “We are satisfied that they are handling the situations well.”

Kish was reluctant to discuss the details of the incidents because those involved are juveniles.

“We don’t want to release names on any of these students,” he said. “There was no danger to residents around the school.”

Petrillo announced her resignation Aug. 23, after a flier promoting the charter school and unfairly implying Liberty High School was not safe for students was mailed to Bethlehem residents.

While no one has claimed responsibility for sending the flier, Petrillo indicated she resigned due to landlord Abe Atiyeh’s involvement in lending money to the school.