The Prince William County School Board voted early Thursday morning to stick to its original plan for all students who have selected hybrid learning to return to classes beginning next week.
5,800 more teachers set to receive coronavirus vaccines A Prince William County Public Schools teachers receives a coronavirus vaccination at Unity Reed High School outside Manassas. [Uriah Kiser/PLN]
The push continues to return children to classrooms in Prince William County.
Over the weekend, school officials partnered with Novant Health/UVA Health Prince William Medical Center to vaccinate 2,500 teachers who work for the school division in preparation to return all children to in-person learning early next month.
Students in grades 4 through 12 who haven’t set foot in a classroom since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic last year are set to return in early March, the o county School Board decided last month. Following suit, Fairfax County the state’s largest school division yesterday announced plans to return to allow students to return to in-person learning.
Prince William teacher alleges coronavirus violations, threatens School Board
A Prince William County school teacher threatened to blow the whistle if the division didn’t revert to all-virtual online learning.
An email to At-large School Board Chairman Dr. Babur Lateef, obtained by PLN through a Freedom of Information Act order, alleges 38 school employees at as many as 15 schools have noted problems with mitigation strategies put in place by the school division to protect employees against the coronavirus.
Staff who have tested positive for the virus are not allowed to talk about it with other employees and are not allowed to tell parents, alleges Brandie Provenzano, an English teacher at Battlefield High School near Haymarket and the author of the email.
Prince William, Manassas leaders endorse Terry McAuliffe for governor
Published Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, 11:29 pm
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Terry McAuliffe
Leaders from Prince William and Manassas endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor on Thursday.
The endorsements for McAuliffe, who served as governor from 2014-2018, include Prince William County School Board Chairman Babur B. Lateef, former Prince William County Supervisor Frank Principi, Occoquan Mayor Earnest “Earnie” Porta Jr., Manassas City Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger, Manassas City Vice Mayor Pamela Sebesky, Manassas City Treasurer Patricia Richie-Folks, and Manassas City Councilors Mark Wolfe, David Farajollahi and Ralph Smith.
UpdatedThu, Jan 28, 2021 at 11:56 am ET
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Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe picked up endorsements from several Manassas and Prince William County officials on Thursday. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
MANASSAS, VA Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe received the support of several Manassas and Prince William County officials on Thursday as the former governor continues his push to return to office.
Manassas Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger, Vice Mayor Pamela Sebesky, City Treasurer Patricia Richie-Folks and Councilors Mark Wolfe, David Farajollahi and Ralph Smith all endorsed McAuliffe on the heels of his announcement this week to reform Virginia s criminal justice system.
McAuliffe also gained the support of Prince William County School Board Chairman Babur Lateef and former Prince William County Supervisor Frank Principi, both of whom came out in support of the Democrat.