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The plan would modify seven of the district’s elementary schools: Southwestern, Booker T., Elephant’s Fork, Hillpoint, Kilby Shores, Mack Benn, Jr. Nansemond Parkway

Several schools across Hampton Roads are getting security equipment upgrades through the Virginia Department of Education's School Security Equipment grants. These awards can be used for surveillance equipment, mass notification systems, cameras for buses and more.

The Virginia Department of Education is distributing funds especially to schools with frequent problems, to be used for mass notification systems, security card access systems and surveillance for schools and buses.

Suffolk police and firefighters called the Virginia State Police Bomb Squad and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal to remove the explosive.

Six Chesapeake schools that switched to virtual learning are moving back to the classroom next week, while three Suffolk elementary schools switch to virtual.

Only one district implemented plans for individual schools to go virtual since students returned from winter break on the heels of a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant. Others have quarantined entire classrooms or deployed school administrators to fill in for teachers who are out.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is considered a holiday for the Commonwealth of Virginia and all State offices are closed on this day.

From garbage collection to city offices, schools, recreation and transit, here's a look at closures and holiday schedules around Hampton Roads.

List of local city closings in observance of the July 4 holiday WTKR News 3 and last updated 2021-06-30 18:01:56-04 HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Cities in Hampton Roads are preparing to celebrate Independence Day. In observance of the state-designated holiday, local governments are closing their offices and will pause many of their services. Below is a list of all local city closings for the Fourth of July holiday weekend: Suffolk In observance of Independence Day, Suffolk City offices will be closed...