Superintendents and school board members from several valley school divisions met with legislators at Triplett Tech in Mount Jackson on Thursday morning. During the annual 'Take Your Legislator to School' event superintendents highlighted the different challenges local schools face and asked legislators for help.

Five women - Stacy Hall, Amit Hickman, Sarah Kelsey, Rachel McQuillen and Carolyn Pitches - have chosen to run for the Fairfax City school board this November. It is the first time in years the board is poised to have only women at the helm on the five-person board.

BLACKSBURG - Evangeline Taylor got to try something new on an otherwise typical day in school. Taylor, 15, climbed into the cabin of a tractor-trailer that was parked just outside of Blacksburg High School Monday.

Cellphones - the ultimate distraction - keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents. Bans on the devices were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Richmond Public Schools, along with The Community Foundation and the R.E.B. Foundation, has announced four schoolteachers as winners of the 2022 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence. Considered among the best in their field, the instructors demonstrate a sincere passion for teaching while also serv- ing as mentors, coaches, and champions for their students.

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Shelburne Middle School and Ware Elementary School went on lockdown Friday morning after the schools received a report of someone trying to enter a locked door at the middle school around 9:30 a.m. The school district said parents of students at both schools were notified as quickly as possible.

The Prince William County School Board is considering a proposal that would require school administrators to notify parents ahead of any school-wide book readings or assemblies. Potomac Board Member Justin Wilk, who's proposing the resolution along with Gainesville Member Jen Wall, told InsideNoVa the policy change would simply mandate what many school principals are already doing.

CRAIG Co., Va. (WDBJ) - A local school district will have the next two days off. According to an announcement by the group on Sunday, "Due to a high number of staff illnesses, Craig County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday November 7, 2022."

PETERSBURG, Va. - Petersburg School leaders started a campaign to reach truant students and their families after a surge in absences. The district launched "2 Days is Too Many" over the weekend. Two days of absences a month by November is an issue, said Director of Student Support Services Dr. Tyrus Lyles.

The Norfolk School Board's newly adopted special rules separates public comment during meetings into agenda and non-agenda periods, and the non-agenda period will take place off-camera. Interim Board Chair Carlos Clanton said this is to "streamline" the meetings, but many say it restricts free speech.