Police say recording was not teen’s firstPITTSBURGH — Police say a teen who recorded his principal making threatening comments toward him has a history of secretly recording school officials.Chief Allen Park told a Pittsburgh newspaper that police charged the 14-year-old Woodland Hills High School student with violating Pennsylvania’s wiretap law earlier this year. Park said the boy recorded a September meeting called to settle a dispute with another student without permission and then posted the audio on Facebook.The teen now finds himself at the center of a controversy surrounding Principal Kevin Murray, who was placed on leave after the boy produced a recording in which Murray can be heard saying he would punch him in the face.Allegheny County prosecutors say they have been in contact with Churchill police regarding the boy.

Judge asked to rule on restroom rulesPITTSBURGH — Attorneys for three transgender students want a federal judge to force a school district to let them use the restrooms of their choosing until their lawsuit over the issue is heard by the court or settled.The Pine-Richland High School students, two born biologically male who now identify as female and one born biologically female who identifies as male, sued in October. They say the district let students use restrooms based on their gender identities for years until the school board changed the practice in September while it researches adopting a formal policy.The district has argued the federal Title IX statute defines gender in biological terms only.

Philadelphia OKs targeted recountPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia elections officials will recount presidential election results in 75 precincts, but are rejecting an attached Green Party request to inspect election software for virus-borne malware that could have manipulated votes.Thursday’s decision comes amid a broader push by failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein for statewide recounts in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states Republican Donald Trump won narrowly over Democrat Hillary Clinton.The Green Party is also seeking a court-ordered statewide recount of Pennsylvania’s Nov. 8 presidential election.But Green Party lawyers say simply recounting votes without inspecting election software won’t determine whether cyberattacks altered results.