CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - As children around Virginia are enjoying their summer vacation, students at two Chesterfield elementary schools are preparing to go back to class on Monday. Bellwood Elementary and Falling Creek Elementary, both of which are in the eastern part of Chesterfield County, have a year-round schedule .

Teachers in parts of the D.C. area resigned in unusually high numbers at the end of the most recent school year, according to data obtained from school districts and analyzed by The Washington Post. Resignations spiked enormously at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year in D.C.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - School board members with Richmond Public Schools are finalizing two options for the new bus depot after a devastating fire broke out at the old facility in June , which impacted up to five buses.

Halifax County's new school superintendent, Amy Huskin, officially took part in her first meeting of the Halifax County School Board on Monday as the board discussed plans for the new high school, the hiring of a school security firm, and other matters.

Tony Clark, of Southampton County, filed a lawsuit Tuesday, July 12, in Southampton Circuit Court against the Southampton County School Board and the Southampton County School Board Selection Commission, stating that the commission acted in violation of the Code of Virginia. The lawsuit describes itself as "a proceeding to compel the commission to vacate their [...]

WINCHESTER - The remainder of Frederick County Public Schools' operating budget was appropriated by the county's Board of Supervisors Wednesday night. The vote was 4-2. Earlier this year the supervisors decided to appropriate school funding by category. The school division's total operating budget for fiscal 2023 is $217.48 million.

The Prince William County School Board announced Thursday that it voted unanimously to extend Superintendent LaTanya McDade's four-year contract for an additional year, into the summer of 2026. McDade was hired last year to replace Steve Walts, coming to Prince William from Chicago, where she held the third-ranking position in Chicago Public Schools.

A change in the Roanoke County school system's media policy prompted a debate and concerns, including from the division's head librarian, according to emails obtained by The Roanoke Times through the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Before being added to a school's collection, two elementary school librarians must now read and write a review for each book.

Lynchburg City Schools announced Derrick Brown, a former principal in the school system who served the past three years as principal at Amherst County High School, has been hired as the division's new director of student services.

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Time is ticking as Henrico Schools race to fill hundreds of job vacancies for the fall. The school division is looking to hire around 200 teachers. "That's a little bit larger than it's been in years past," Henrico Schools Talent Acquisition Ambassador Kenya Jackson said.

The policy must be developed by July 31 and school boards will have until Jan. 1 to adopt it. VIRGINIA, USA - Officials are giving a look into the draft model of a policy schools across the Commonwealth will have to follow saying educators must notify parents any time school materials include sexually explicit content.

City residents may have noticed a change in signage at 640 S. Main St. in downtown. What used to be the Sentara Sleep Center is now the Harrisonburg City Public Schools Family Resource Center, and it's bringing vital resources and services together under one roof.