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/PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Scott S. Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools, has been named as the new Executive Director of the Virginia...
Back in 2020, lawmakers were interested in finding ways to eliminate what some people call the school-to-prison pipeline. So they passed a bill that eliminated the requirement that principals report suspected misdemeanors to law enforcement.
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 law...
Chesterfield Schools to allow all students to return to in-person learning By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Posted at 5:03 PM, Feb 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-09 23:43:56-05 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- The Chesterfield County School Board has unanimously decided Tuesday that middle and high school students will return to in-person learning on March 9th. Under the newly approved plan, all students will be able to be in the classroom five days a week. Elementary school students returned to in-person learning four days a week in February. "Families who do not feel comfortable ret...
Giving plasma, chicken robbery, bar-free Mardi Gras: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Auburn: Auburn University is fully resuming on-campus operations that were disrupted by the coronavirus last year. All optional remote instruction ended Sunday, and most employees who have been working on a virtual basis will return to campus Monday, the Opelika-Auburn News reports. The decision to reopen was based on multiple factors, said Dr. Fred Kam, director of the university medical clinic. “You’re looking at all the data, all...