HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - During Tuesday night's Henrico Board of Supervisors meeting, county leaders revealed they're seeking $5 million of capital funds to ensure students' safety for the upcoming school year.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Facing teacher and substitute vacancies, Albemarle County Public Schools says it has some new strategies to alleviate the shortage this school year. ACPS raised the substitute daily pay from $97 to $140 a day back in the spring, which will continue into this year.

A Liberty High School student is the latest BCPS student to be appointed to the Virginia FFA State Officer Team. Makenna Garrett, a 2022 Liberty High School (LHS) graduate, has been appointed as the statewide FFA Secretary for the 2022-2023 school year.

WINCHESTER - Winchester School Board Vice Chairwoman Karen Anderson Holman has resigned from the panel after accepting a job that precludes her from serving on an elected body. Maggie McCampbell Lien, public information officer for Winchester Public Schools (WPS), said Anderson Holman's new job is within the legal system but her specific role is being kept confidential until she starts in the position.

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Waynesboro City Schools will host its second Back to School Bash on Sunday, July 31 from 1-6 p.m. at Kate Collins Middle School, school officials said in a press release. According to the release, the first event was a success with the help of over 100 staff and community volunteers.

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - In Petersburg, volunteers are putting the finishing touches on the old Blandford Middle School, which is being repurposed solely for rising 6th graders due to overcrowding at Vernon Johns Middle.

Despite the ending of a pandemic-era federal aid meal plan, Lynchburg-area school districts plan to continue providing students with free meals through the community eligibility provision program, also known as CEP. The federal aid meal plan made school meals more available for free to all public school students regardless of family income.

The 2021-2022 school year was "crazy", says René Islas, the parent of four Alexandria City Public Schools students. Islas leads The Community Group, a new movement of locals with a list of safety recommendations for the city and school system. After a school year punctuated by violent events, Isl

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Montgomery County Public Schools is adding electric buses to its fleet this year. The school district has four electric buses with two more ordered. The buses can hold over 70 kids and can ride around 80 or 90 miles per charge. All the buses were funded through grants.

Prince William County Schools has announced that universally free school meals division-wide are over after two years, but that more than a third of the division's 96 schools will continue to provide free meals to all students in the coming school year.