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VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

Friday, September 15, 2023

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Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth! This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.

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As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new school year, we again encourage School Boards across the Commonwealth to join the Virginia School Boards Association in celebrating as students are welcomed back. We encourage you to post back-to-school messages and photos of your board or division welcoming students back to a new school year on your division’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), using the hashtag #BacktoSchoolVA.

Also, please email your photos to Office of Communications at communications@vsba.org to be featured on the VSBA Facebook page and Daily News.

Albemarle High School installs vape sensors in bathrooms

More than 2.5 million middle and high school students nationwide say they vape using e-cigarettes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Gov. Youngkin highlights 'All in VA' plan during visit to Petersburg school

The "All in VA" program is a series of steps aiming to curb chronic absenteeism and learning loss.

Virginia Beach students will need parent's consent to be identified as transgender under new policy

The Virginia Beach School Board met Monday and Tuesday to discuss and take action on several matters. Here are the highlights:

Commission finds 'inequitable admissions processes' at Richmond specialty and Governor's schools

How equitable are Richmond's specialty and Governor's schools? The Equity Commission on Enrollment found "as a whole, RPS specialty schools do not reflect RPS'S Enrollment."

Ziegler Seeks Dismissal of All Charges, Alleges Prosecution Abuse of Grand Jury Process

Fired Loudoun Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler is asking for all three charges against him to be dismissed, citing "extensive abuse of the special grand jury process by the prosecutors," and

UVA Partnership Brings New Outdoor Learning Space To HCPS

Clicking through a small, yellow digital camera, fifth grader Ariana Cardoso shared photos of big grasshoppers and close-ups of flowers she had to get down on the blacktop to take.

Wayne Covil makes the Honor Roll

Wayne Covil was named to the Virginia School Boards Association's 2023 Media Honor Roll at a Monday night Prince George County School Board meeting.

Fredericksburg School Board considers changes to policy for naming school facilities

Fredericksburg School Board members split on changing policy concerning the naming of school facilities.

Roanoke City Public Schools fully staffed with school resource officers

Roanoke City Public Schools went from seven school resource officers in the 2021-22 academic year to 26 now, plus additional 20 school security officers.

Concerns raised after 17-year-old son of sheriff joins response to school emergency

Two law enforcement sources close to the incident and a high school parent confirm to the News4 I-Team the 17-year-old boy left the school during the three-and-a-half-hour stay-in-place order, grabbed a sheriff's office tactical vest from his truck and joined the sheriff's office response inside and outside the school.

Don't miss our next VSBA Event

2023 VSBA Legislative Advocacy Conference, September 21, 2023, Chesterfield Career & Technical Center

Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth. This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.

Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.

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