On March 15, 2023, the Osbourn High School PTSA will host a Create with Kindness program for Manassas families, made possible by National PTA and TikTok, where they will participate in conversations about digital kindness, responsibility, and safety, as well as TikTok's parental controls.
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Updated 5:45 p.m. -- Manassas police said city officials did a good job communicating with the public during a lockdown at several schools last week.
Just before 1 p.m. On Thursday, January 26, 2022, administrators placed Osbourn High School and two other schools, Baldwin Intermediate and Elementary schools and Metz Middle School, into "secure the building" mode, where no one could enter or exit the building while instructors continued teaching.
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Manassas City Public Schools have become the first in the region to scan students for guns and other weapons.
The city school board, on Tuesday, December 13, voted to spend $436,000 to install four new security scanners and cameras at Osbourn High School, the city's only high school. Known as Evolv Express Lanes, the scanners are common at sporting events and concert venues.
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Elected officials in Manassas had it out last night over efforts to build a replacement for Dean Elementary School and the school board's request to buy the largest office building in the city.
At issue is the school board's request of the city council, which funds the public schools, to reallocate $11.5 million of its budget so it can purchase 8700 Centreville Road, a four-story office building in the city's most densely-populated commercial corridor. The school division already rents space in the 33-year-old, four-story building.
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Prince William County Public Schools are also considering metal detectors at its schools to improve student safety.
Last spring, the school division hired an outside expert to audit our safety and security practices. It's also looking at the safety practices of schools nationwide.
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By Mel Kent
Manassas
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The devices, called Evolv Express Lanes, would allow some 2,000 students to be searched for weapons as they enter the city's only high school. The machines are standard at some theme parks and sports stadiums.
Four scanners would be installed in the foyer areas of the school at the cost of $436,000. Osbourn High School would be the first in the region to have metal detectors.
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Police in Manassas and Prince William County responded to a series of threats at schools today.
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Lewis is an Emmy, Tony, GRAMMY, and SAG Award nominee Accompanied by a trio of musicians on the intimate Merchant Hall stage, Lewis' performance will include stories and songs that highlight his accomplished career on stage and screen, giving Hylton Center audiences a chance to experience "just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be," The New York Times worte.
In addition to a performance featuring songs from his career, Lewis will host a masterclass at the Hylton Center the following day with high school students from Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park on September 19.
