According to Franklin County Public Schools Superintendent Bernice Cobbs, approximately 240 students and 50 staff members have now received religious and health exemptions for the division's universal masking policy. She noted that the majority of the exemptions were for religious reasons.

Good news, Virginians. You can now wait in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles without scheduling an appointment beforehand. All 75 DMV offices across the state will reopen Tuesday for walk-in service, which will be available each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Appointment-only service will be offered each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Hanover County's School Board is nearly a month behind in complying with a statewide law on the treatment of transgender and nonbinary students. And the board isn't scheduled to vote on new policies until November. At a board retreat on Thursday, the School Board directed attorney Lisa Seward to draft policies for first read at its Oct.

The group Fight for Schools now has the signatures needed to file removal petitions against School Board members Denise Corbo (At-Large) and Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) in circuit court. The petition for Corbo has 101% (10,902) of the signatures needed, while the petition for Serotkin has 125% (2,727).

SUFFOLK - School administrators are investigating whether a teacher had tasked a fifth-grader who died of coronavirus complications last week to walk sick students to the nurse. Anthonette Ward, a Suffolk Public Schools spokeswoman, said the student's school has a rule for how to handle children with COVID-19 symptoms, and only adults are supposed to accompany them.

After rejecting a motion to remove School Resource Officers (SROs) from Richmond Public Schools (RPS), School Board members provided feedback on a proposal to modify the program. Incorporating such responses, RPS officials presented a revised set of recommendations for the program to the School Board at its Monday night meeting.

"I think every challenge is an opportunity, and so these opportunities are just doors that we will open for our children," said Gurley. "Most certainly my primary focus is to keep our children safe and then we will educate our children and we will provide them the opportunities that will make them successful."

New data from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is giving new insight into the effects of pandemic disruptions on schools in the Central Virginia region. The VDOE reported on Sep.

10/05/2021 Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) would like your input about options for the 2022-23 school calendar. This brief 2022-23 School Calendar poll provides you with the opportunity to share your feedback. Keep in mind that the calendar must begin with at least 180 school days.

Staunton High School has announced its Hall of Fame Class for 2021. The school's booster club will be hosting the ninth annual Booker T Washington/ Staunton/ Robert E Lee High School Hall of Fame Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 5 at the Gypsy Hill Park Golf Picnic Shelter at 5 p.m.