The Education Department says Fairfax County Public Schools may have violated the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment after reports a social worker arranged an abortion for a student without parental notice and pressured another into having one.
Fairfax County Public Schools is the first Virginia district to adopt the FBIs Rap Back program, which provides continuous background checks on employees. The move replaces one-time fingerprinting with real-time alerts, aiming to strengthen student safety.
When D.C.-area school systems welcome students for the fall semester, teachers will be expected to offer alternative reading options if parents have religious objections to books chosen for a particular unit.
In response to recent high-profile tragedies nationwide, Fairfax County Public Schools plans to enhance security by hiring an "executive protection agent" to safeguard Superintendent Michelle Reid. The role, managed by the Office of the Chief Safety and Security Officer, includes year-round duties across school campuses, events, travel, and private residences.
School resource officers, or SROs, were once common throughout the country. But many areas, primarily liberal leaning ones, began to question whether they were necessary. After lots of discussion around the region, some schools decided to move ahead and try something different.
Five Northern Virginia school divisions must revise their policies after being found in violation of Title IX for allowing students to access sports and facilities based on gender identity. The schools are required to adopt biology-based definitions of sex and align future policies with federal guidelines.
A new report from Maryland READS shows that despite a 37% increase in education spending, most Maryland students still struggle with reading proficiency. The report cites technology as a potential barrier and calls for more research to better understand its impact on learning.
The program is being carried out at the Social Justice School, a charter school in Northeast, where 15 families will each get $2,400 over the course of three months, with money distributed weekly onto debit cards.
Standing in the front of his Lorton, Virginia, classroom, Sean Miller told his students that food would be a topic of conversation during the class period. He also said they would talk about the types of goods that emerged in ancient East and West Africa. Part of that would involve how the influence of gold shaped the development of certain African empires.
Local superintendents, principals and higher education representatives will provide recommendations on how to better assess how students are doing in the classroom.
Overall, students were less likely to be absent on days when they had a scheduled tutoring session, with researchers finding a nearly 7% reduction in the probability of absence.
A judge has set aside a guilty verdict against ex-Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler who was convicted of a retaliatory firing of a teacher who reported that an elementary school student inappropriately touched her.
McKnight said in a statement last week that Board of Education members indicated they wanted her to step away from her job as superintendent. She said there wasnt any justification for the request.
Montgomery County Public School Superintendent Monifa McKnight issued a public statement saying that members of the Board of Education had indicated they want her to step away from her job and McKnight made clear that she intends to stay in her position.
Loudoun County Public Schools middle school students were given the chance to join a coed flag football team, and volleyball, soccer and basketball will be offered later this year.
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