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With six schools currently over capacity, both parents and Henrico School Board members have urged Henrico Schools officials to prioritize rebuilding schools in the West Enda.

2023 Virginia school board elections show shift away from far-right ideology

(From left) Three Chopt District School Board candidates Eleina Espigh, Madison Irving, Kristen Vithoulkas With Election Day coming up in less than a week, all eyes are on several key races in Henrico County – including the three-way race for the school board’s Three Chopt District seat. Eleina Espigh, endorsed by the Henrico GOP; Madison

Kristi Kinsella (left) and Marcie Shea Henrico School Board Chair and Brookland District member Kristi Kinsella and Tuckahoe District member Marcie Shea both are running unopposed for reelection to the board. Kinsella and Shea were elected to the board in 2019. They are alongside school board vice-chair and Varina District member Alicia Atkins in seeking

(From left) Three Chopt District School Board candidates Eleina Espigh, Madison Irving, Kristen Vithoulkas All three candidates running for the Three Chopt District seat on the Henrico School Board spoke with the Citizen recently about several hot-button issues within the county and the state. Eleina Espigh, a director of enterprise data at Capital One; Madison

Kristen Vithoulkas Henrico School Board member Micky Ogburn, who is vacating the Three Chopt District seat on the board at the end of the year, endorsed candidate Kristen Vithoulkas for the school board’s Three Chopt seat on Sept. 12. Vithoulkas is among three candidates running for the Three Chopt position, along with Eleina Espigh and

After the first week of school in Henrico brought long lines due to new weapons scanners, transportation delays, and air conditioning issues, Henrico Schools officials said during an Aug. 24 Henrico School Board meeting that they will work to make improvements. The school system has worked to “dramatically decrease” the long lines outside the weapons

More than half of the remaining teacher vacancies in Henrico schools affect just four Eastern Henrico schools, including Fair Oaks Elementary (pictured), which is seeking 13 teachers. (Citizen file photo) Despite more than 100 teacher vacancies, Henrico Schools will have all classrooms covered by a substitute or licensed teacher on the first day of school

All five seats on the Henrico School Board are up for election this November, and three candidates have their eyes set on the Three Chopt District seat: Eleina Espigh, Madison Irving and Kristen Vithoulkas. Three Chopt District board member Micky Ogburn is not seeking re-election. She joined the board in 2014 after winning a special

Henrico County Public Schools removed a book from high school libraries after a parent complained about its sexually explicit content during a School Board meeting.