Hampton City Schools Superintendent Jeffery Smith announced Thursday that he will retire July 1 after 32 years in education. Smith was hired to lead the school division in 2015. Under his tenure, all Hampton schools received full accreditation from the state for the first time.

Loudoun County Public Schools commissioned an independent review of the mishandling of the sexual assaults of two students by a fellow student earlier that year. Fourteen months later, a Fairfax-based law firm whose attorneys include those who specialize in education law, haven't been made public.

Albemarle County Public Schools Superintendent said he plans to ask the school board to install a school resource officer at Albemarle High School after parents there complained about sexual assault, weekly brawls, truancy, vaping and more.

The Stafford School Board on Tuesday seated its first-ever student representatives in what Superintendent Thomas Taylor called "a historic moment." Katherine Buckman, a junior at Mountain View High School, was chosen to be student representative to the board.

Legislation introduced in Richmond would allow localities like Arlington to hold School Board general elections using a ranked-choice method in place of the existing winner-take-all process.

No votes occurred - it was purely an informational session about the compensation study and proposed new pay structure - but the dire situation of Franklin County Public Schools came into clear focus as school officials explained a proposal for a new pay structure to the board of supervisors.

The Public School Board voted Wednesday for Adale Martin return as the board chair. Thanking her fellow board members for their vote, Martin said, "It's just an honor and a privilege to serve in whatever capacity that I can."

Since the shooting at Richneck Elementary School on Friday, the administration, and particularly Superintendent George Parker, have faced a wave of criticism from the community and from teachers.

The Frederick County School Board set its leadership for the new year by reelecting Brandon Monk as its chairman and Bradley Comstock as vice chairman following lengthy discussions Tuesday night. Comstock was unanimously elected, but Monk was chosen by a narrower margin.

The statewide 2022 winner of Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety's (YOVASO) Drive for Change: Buckle Up and Slow Down campaign is Bedford County's Liberty High School.