Members of the Fauquier County School Board voted 4 to 1 Wednesday night to begin the next semester on Wednesday, Jan. 6 under the virtual instructional model, with the option for the hybrid model to resume on Tuesday, Jan. 19. They further decided to reevaluate the return to in-person learning at their Jan. 11 meeting. Chairman Duke Bland (Marshall District) voted against the motion. He said he thought the schools should offer only remote learning through the end of January. Board members and school administrators met over videoconferencing in the emergency session to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in the county â and how it is affecting the plan to welcome children and staff back into school buildings after the winter break.