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For Immediate Release: June 17, 2021
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Governor Northam Announces Task Force on Culturally Inclusive School Meals and Calendars
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today announced the formation of a task force charged with identifying best practices for implementing culturally and religiously inclusive school calendars and serving school meals that accommodate more dietary restrictions.
CHATHAM, Va. â Pittsylvania County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Jones announced during Tuesday eveningâs school board meeting that the schools will return to a normal daily schedule for the 2021-2022 school year.Â
With the first day of school as August 10, and teachers returning August 3, he said that all students will be in the classroom five days per week come fall.
âStudents will change classes,â Jones said. âTheyâll go to lunch. This is the same type of schedule they had two years ago.â
For those students who wish to remain virtual, there will be a limited virtual option available through Virtual Virginia with strict guidelines for students. Students must have earned a C in all classes taken in the 2020-2021 school year, must maintain a C in all classes taken in virtual school in the 2021-2022 school year, must have internet access and must meet all Virtual Virginia requirements.Â
By SARAH RANKINFebruary 22, 2021 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia lawmakers advanced a new version of bipartisan school-reopening legislation Monday, moving to tighten the requirements for in-person instruction that districts must offer in the next school year.
The lawmakers negotiating the bill said the latest version aims to require school districts grappling with the pandemic to offer a full-time, in-person option for students, with limited exceptions. If a school has high levels of coronavirus transmission, it could temporarily revert to virtual learning under the measure, said the lawmakers, a Democrat who is a teacher and a Republican who is a doctor.
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