Two water cooling towers at Matoaca High School were tested and one came back with an initial positive result for legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaire’s disease.
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, included several updates into the Legionella investigation in the county. The CDC told county leaders CCPS cooling towers "were some of the “poorest facilities maintained” they’ve seen across the country.”
More than $7.7 million in state grants has been awarded to support the development of year-round and extended-year instructional programs in 57 schools around Virginia.
On the second day of school in Chesterfield County, more parents are sharing their stories and frustrations with the school system’s transportation department.
After the morning bell rang on the first day of school at Fox Elementary in Richmond and the children had filed into their classrooms, four people remained outside the school.
Many Chesterfield parents are concerned with how their children will get to school, and they don’t want a repeat of problems they experienced last year.
With less than a week to go, you’re probably checking school supply lists, grabbing lunch supplies, double-checking bus routes and figuring out your family activity plan.
One major change impacts five elementary schools, with the start time moving up to 8:30 a.m. at Westover Hills Elementary, Carver Elementary, Chimborazo Elementary, Ginter Park Elementary, Greene Elementary, and Redd Elementary schools.
"A lot of folks are good with diversity in principle, or maybe they’re good with a little diversity," Kamras said. "But in reality, when it hits a certain threshold, things suddenly change."
David Bedwell was employed as the schools athletic director at the time and was hired as the head football coach at Hermitage High School in Henrico this season.
Karli Woodcock of James River High School hosted a cookout as part of a week long summer camp. The camp was apart a community service project at the school where students try to make an impact in the community.
The Hanover Board of Supervisors recently ousted a school board member who voted to change the names of Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School.
Test scores have taken a hit at a Richmond elementary school a year after a state investigation found teachers and administrators giving inappropriate help on standardized tests
Students will see phones in every classroom, there will be enforcement of motorists passing school buses stopped with red lights flashing and there's help from a new Licensed Mental Health counselor.
The University of Virginia has extended financial aid eligibility to undergraduate students who are in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
The College of William & Mary has received a $1 million grant to help fund research into the legacy of slavery and racism at the school in Virginia as well as at the estate U.S. President James Monroe
Three former George W. Carver Elementary School teachers accused in the SOL cheating scandal are suing the Richmond Public Schools superintendent and school board.
The Box Tops for Education program is going digital with a new mobile app which will allow parents to scan their store receipt and earn money for their kiddo’s school!
Virginia Tech plans to pay $3.7 million to a nearby Holiday Inn to house students during the coming school year because of higher-than-expected enrollment.
Students at Bellwood and Falling Creek elementary schools are on a year-round schedule, with the first day of classes starting in the middle of summer.
Richmond Public School teachers of students who don’t’ speak English as their primary language lined up in front of the school board Monday night to express frustration over a major lack of resources.
As controversy continues over what’s been described as overcrowding and poor conditions at the southern border, a group of Richmond teachers says they’re inspired to step in.
