RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) found Richmond Public Schools noncompliant after denying a special needs student in-person learning. Back in September, 8 th grader Micah Davis to get back in the classroom. COVID restrictions the year before forced his classes to move online.

Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia's largest school system, has opted to keep graduation ceremonies out of DAR Constitution Hall in D.C. as originally planned because of the District's COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In defense of the move, a spokeswoman said Fairfax County Public Schools changed the venue because the D.C.

WINCHESTER - The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 on Wednesday night to direct the county's attorney to develop an action plan to fund alternatives to public education, such as homeschooling and private schools. Supervisors J.

STAFFORD, Va. (WWBT) - Another school district is dropping its mask mandate. The Stafford County School Board voted 5-2 last night to end its requirement on Feb. 22. That's despite advice from its attorney to wait for the Virginia General Assembly to change the law to allow parents to decide whether their children should wear masks.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras says school will be closed Monday and Tuesday at William Fox Elementary School as students transition to virtual learning on Wednesday following a three-alarm fire that ripped through the school Friday night. Around 10:35 p.m.

College athletes can now sign deals to profit off their name, image and likeness, but a group of delegates wants to prohibit high school athletes from signing such deals and limit the term length of contracts signed by college athletes, saying vulnerable athletes are being targeted for predatory offers.

A resolution to suspend Prince William County Schools' vaccination or testing mandate for all staff will go for a vote next week. The proposal - made by Gainesville Board member Jennifer Wall, Board Chair Babur Lateef and Brentsville Board member Adele Jackson - would undo a resolution passed in September that mandated all staff to either be fully vaccinated by January or be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing.

A parade of speakers at Thursday's Albemarle County School Board meeting urged the members to keep the school district's mask mandate in place. Most of the 22 speakers who signed up thanked the board for keeping the COVID mitigation measures in place.

As Bedford County Public Schools' board and administration begin crafting a budget for the coming year, the school board heard feedback from parents and community members, as well as results of a pay and classification study to consider in financial planning.

SHENANDOAH CO., Va. (WHSV) - At the Shenandoah County School Board meeting February 10, 2022, Shenandoah County Public Schools (SCPS) Superintendent Melody Sheppard presented her budget proposal for the 2022-23 school year. "The budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year revolve around employee retention.