Parents urge lawmakers to fund aging Virginia schools
The catastrophic fire two weeks ago at Richmond's Fox Elementary School has energized parents calling for lawmakers to fund investments for worn-down schools across Virginia.
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The catastrophic fire two weeks ago at Richmond's Fox Elementary School has energized parents calling for lawmakers to fund investments for worn-down schools across Virginia.
As multiple fire alarm panels in Richmond Public Schools (RPS) have still not been updated with correct phone numbers following a disastrous fire at William Fox Elementary School, the CBS 6 Problem Solvers have learned fire watches are monitoring several schools across the district.
“It has been a truly inspiring reaction," Ty Toepke said. “When you think about the average gift with those numbers, it gives you a sense of really just how broad and universal the response has been.”
Two Richmond Public School mothers have planned a weekend march for a crisis they said they see at both of their kids' school buildings.
A devastating fire on Feb. 11 has left just a shell of the building but the fifth-grade teacher said the school has always been more than just bricks and mortar.