Prince William County Public Schools: "The 2024-25 calendar options poll will be available for comment through October 27. The poll will include three options for the instructional calendar. The results will be presented to the School Board in November, who will make the final decision in December."
"Option A requires an earlier start date to the school year, an extended winter and spring break, and a later end date to the school year.
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Children in Prince William County Public Schools and public schools statewide are using drugs and drinking alcohol earlier in life.
According to a presentation by school division associate superintendent Denise Hubener, drug use among 8th graders increased nationally by 61 percent between 2016 and 2020. Meanwhile, the deadly fentanyl was found in 77% of child overdose cases in 2021, she said.
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Prince William County fire and rescue: "Firefighters of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System will join students, from selective schools around the county to celebrate International Walk to School Day. Although the official event occurs on Wednesday, October 4th, Prince William County schools will be extending the activity throughout the month known as “Walktober.”
"The Walk to School Day/Walktober event will begin at various times, corresponding with the school’s opening. Students, along with parents and community leaders, will walk from meeting points along the walker’s route. Walkers at some schools will be joined by Fire & Rescue personnel as they exit the buses and enter the schools for the day. The event raises awareness of the need to create safer routes for our children when walking and biking. In addition, it emphasizes important issues as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. International Walk to School Day is a global event involving communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day."
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Prince William Times: "Two new Prince William County schools — a high school in Woodbridge and an elementary school in Potomac Shores — that are coincidentally planned near sites once considered by the Washington Commanders for a new stadium, will be delayed by more than a year and are now slated to open in 2027."
"But the possible future stadium was not a factor in the delays, according to School Board Chairman Babur Lateef and a school division spokeswoman."
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Press Release:Â "[Prince William County Public Schools] is activating a new severe weather alert system in all our middle and high schools to keep our students and staff safe during after-school activities. This is part of our commitment to providing safe and welcoming facilities to our students, families, staff, and community."
"This new system, Perry Weather, can detect wind chill, lightning, and pinpoint dangerous heat and WetBulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) conditions in the air. If lightning is detected within 10 miles of a middle or high school, a siren will sound a 15 second initial warning, and a strobe light will begin flashing on the system."
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Since then, we have seen our education system destroyed and money wasted on an Equity Department that does nothing but pit our children against each other based on the color of their skin.
We have watched the school board do everything within their power to take parents out of our children’s education while they push gender ideology and anti-racist rhetoric in the classroom.
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Prince William County Public Schools: "Signs stating, “No public access to grounds during school hours,” are being installed at every school in the division. Each school will have multiple signs on or around high-traffic areas on the school property."
"Limiting public access to school grounds during the school day is a result of several incidents of trespassing on our campuses. The posted signs serve as a reminder to the public and provide a proactive approach to safety."
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New information published by Prince William County Public Schools shows the Prince William Education Association is pushing for a 17% pay raise for teachers at $364 million, or about a third of the school division's existing salary budget.
The pay raise would cost the division more than it pays for the schools' transportation program, central office, facilities management, and capital reserves combined.
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Dr. Kim Mehlman-Orozco came out swinging against Prince William County School Board Chairman At-Large Dr. Babur Lateef during the first, and so far, only debate in the race to lead Virginia's second-largest school division.
The author and research scientist who has appeared on the Fox News Channel proved to be a tool for the Prince William Education Association, which is engaged in collective bargaining with the school division for higher teacher pay. Throughout the hour-and-a-half debate, Mehlman-Orozco demanded teachers be paid more and offered little opinion or insight into the other questions posed to all three candidates.
