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Across Virginia public schools, the chronic absenteeism rate – or the percentage of students who miss more than 10% of the school year – has nearly doubled since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
RPS School Safety Officer Sergeant Edward Gore said drivers speed down Phaup Street, sometimes hitting signs in the road and even speeding past the school buses that have their stop signs out.