Birdneck Elementary News Today

Approximately 70 529th CSSB Soldiers left from Birdneck Elementary in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Jan. 28, 2024 to deploy to Poland in a federal active duty status and serve under the command of U.S. Army’s 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade.

The unit was alerted in 2022 to prepare for a possible mobilization and received in the fall of 2023 their official notification to deploy. Alfred Puryear, spokesperson for the Virginia National Guard, said the mobilization is not a direct response to current world events.

In an effort to keep students safe, schools across the Commonwealth are receiving part of a $12 million grant meant to improve school security.

Virginia Beach police are investigating after a woman in distress walked onto a Birdneck Elementary school bus with kids onboard, city school officials said.

A little bit of curiosity connected a group of 5th-grader students in Virginia Beach to a deli seven hours away in Pennsylvania.

A snake caused more than 5,000 customers in Virginia Beach to lose power Monday night, according to Dominion Energy.

City officials said they've recently raised pay scales to help combat staffing shortages.

Virginia Beach to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics at several schools Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. LM Otero/AP FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 file photo, a patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) and last updated 2021-07-10 17:24:52-04 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Virginia Beach City Public Schools has partnered with the citys health department to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at several schools. Students, faculty, staff, and t...