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Sara Gregory, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot Nothing has ever ravaged classrooms worse than the COVID-19 virus, but the most impassioned discourse in American education right now has nothing to do with the pandemic. Instead, as the leader of Hampton Roadsâ largest school district put it, a panic over lessons on so-called âcritical race theoryâ is dominating the publicâs attention. âAll this noise is starting to drown out the âwhyâ of our work as educators,â Virginia Beach Superintendent Aaron Spence wrote in a Virginian-Pilot column last weekend. âThe boil over this needs to be brought down to a simmer.â As battles flare across Virginia, including in Bedford, Botetourt and Franklin counties in the Roanoke region, here are some answers about what critical race theory is â and whatâs behind the political war that has engulfed the nationâs schools.
What is critical race theory? And why has it received so much attention in Virginia? dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
10 Virginia Beach SROs temporarily moved to Oceanfront patrol A VBPD spokesperson said that the department is temporarily reassigning 10 school resource officers to patrol duties. They'll be back in school hallways this fall. Author: Ali Weatherton (13News Now) Published: 6:06 PM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 6:06 PM EDT April 6, 2021 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Twenty-eight school resource officers patrol the halls of all Virginia Beach Middle and high schools. That number will soon drop by almost half. “I’m very surprised, disappointed and concerned,” explained school board member Carolyn Weems. A Virginia Beach School leader sent a letter to school board members. It reads, “Please be advised that due to a shortage of police officers, the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) has reassigned ten School Resource Officers (SROs) from their current school assignments to other priority duties.”
Virginia Beach schools launch task force to combat mental health crisis amid pandemic msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
D.E.A says meth is making a comeback as fentanyl continues to kill people in Hampton Roads wtkr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtkr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Explosion of overdose deaths reported in Hampton Roads throughout the pandemic By: Margaret Kavanagh and last updated 2021-02-23 18:45:44-05 HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - There has been a disturbing number of deadly overdoses in Hampton Roads throughout the past year. News 3 has been digging into this issue and learned more about the troubling trend. Experts told News 3 the COVID-19 pandemic has taken the spotlight away from other societal issues like substance abuse. New data from the Virginia Medical Examinerâs Office shows that there has been an explosion of deaths during the pandemic due to drug overdoses. âOverdoses and drug abuse have just skyrocketed since COVID-19. It's actually alarming; shocking numbers,â said Carolyn Weems, a local activist and member of the Virginia Beach School Board. She lost her daughter to drugs seven years ago.
Explosion of overdose deaths reported in Hampton Roads throughout the pandemic wtkr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtkr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.