Starting February 22, the school division will rescind its universal masking mandate since children went back to class five days a week in August.
The School Board voted 5-2 to rescind the order just before 10 p.m. Thursday, February 10, during a special meeting to discuss the mask mandate.
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Senate narrowly passed legislation that requires schools to notify parents of sexually explicit material in the coursework and allow parents to opt their children out of such assignments.
Senate Bill 656, sponsored by Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant, R-Henrico, passed the chamber 20-18 with support from Republican leadership and a handful of Democrats. The legislation will now head to the House, which has a Republican majority. Gov. Glenn Youngkin strongly supports the legislation.
They were looking for a suspect wanted in Stafford County for attempted malicious wounding and conspiracy. First Sergeant D.F. Purcell, Jr. observed a suspect leave the hotel and travel south on Route 1. With an arrest team in place, deputies stopped the suspect in front of the courthouse.
The suspect was removed from the vehicle and arrested. Deputy F.A. Martinez also went to the scene with K-9 Mija, and the dog found Pringles chips can that had been hot glued, containing an array of suspected controlled substances, a Stafford sheriff’s spokesman said.
Join us for a delightful Sunday afternoon at the BlackRock Center for the Arts as Cruise Planners Beth & Rod present a special travel-inspired matinee featuring the beloved film Under the Tuscan Sun.
Date & Time: Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The president is expected to talk about caping the rising cost of prescription drugs, which was in his Build Back Better bill that died in December 2021. He’ll be joined by Rep. Abigail Spanbeger (D), who represents the district and is mounting a re-election campaign despite the district boundaries being redrawn in December and no longer including her home in Richmond’s western suburbs.
“Addressing this affordability crisis has been one of my top priorities since arriving in Congress. For Virginia’s seniors, the rising cost of lifesaving prescription medications is creating significant uncertainty,” said Spanberger in a press statement.
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Chocolate festival: Occoquan’s events lineup for calendar year 2022 kicks off this weekend with the annual ChocolateFest (previously known as the Chocolate Walk). [Press release]
Senate moves to allow masks: Virginia’s ongoing debate about masks in public schools – and who should decide whether students and staff wear them – took a surprising turn Tuesday when the Democratic-controlled state Senate approved a measure giving parents the power to decide whether their children don masks on school property. [Prince William Times]
