Dr. Nyah Hamlett Has Plans to Tackle Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools s Biggest Struggles as New Superintendent
Dr. Nyah Hamlettâs tween is rubbing off on her.
Itâs January 15, and sheâs on a conference call with a few reporters. The corners of her mouth lift into a grin as she explains her first order of business as Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schoolsâ new superintendent: âLOL.â
âI literally laugh when I say it, because I have a tween at my house, so everything is an emoji or an acronym,â Hamlett says.
To Hamlett, who is just a few weeks into her new role, the expression doesnât solely mean âlaugh out loudââalthough thatâs still part of the plan. To her, âLOLâ stands for âlisten, observe, learn.â She sees these three verbs as steps toward long-term goals: racial equity, school-based mental health programs, and creating deeper engagement with families.
Henrico could make a back-to-classroom decision next week
By: Henrico Citizen
and last updated 2021-01-29 09:15:20-05
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. A decision about when in-person learning will resume for the Henrico County Public Schools students who chose it should come Feb. 4. On that day, the Henrico School Board will hold a special meeting to receive a recommendation from its health committee about the return to school and an update about the status of vaccination efforts for school employees.
At the boardâs Thursday meeting, health committee member and HCPS Chief of Staff Beth Teigen told board members that the committee was weighing two options â returning students sometime after all HCPS employees who wanted to be vaccinated had received their first shots, or waiting until after they all had been fully vaccinated. Click here to read more on Henrico Citizen.
The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Photo taken Monday, July 13, 2020. | The Christian Post
A firefighter has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia county, accusing it of unlawful dismissal after he was terminated following a Facebook post condemning the vandalism of a monument.
Jon Reinmuth filed suit against the County of Henrico Board of Supervisors on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.
According to the complaint, Reinmuth, an 18-year firefighter for the county, was fired last June after criticizing a Facebook post by Henrico County Public Schools showing two young women dancing around the base of the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond that was defaced with graffiti.
Parent says in-person, virtual learning changes causing mental roller coaster
and last updated 2021-01-13 17:34:43-05
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. Up until late Tuesday afternoon, Jennifer Farmer thought her daughter would soon get some relief from the anxiety and depression she has experienced because of virtual learning.
But, in an email, Henrico Superintendent Dr. Amy Cashwell, told parents the system would once again delay its return to in-person learning because school nurses are needed to help Virginia s vaccination efforts. I feel like our kids and the parents are on a mental roller coaster, Farmer said. It sure isn t helping the mental health aspect of things for our children who thought there was some hope and an end in sight.