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Roanoke County board approves upgrading some school entrances
Changes to the entrances of eight Roanoke County schools will be completed this summer to make the buildings more secure. The Roanoke County School Board opted Thursday to create glass storefront entrances at several schools to better control entry to the buildings. The storefronts will block off direct access to the inside of the school and visitors would then enter through a locked door. The move to bolster school safety
Franklin County supervisors find $300,000 more for schools
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors has voted 6-1 this afternoon to add $300,000 in funding for the county public school division. Supervisor Cline Brubaker was the lone vote against the amendment to the county budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Supervisor Ronnie Thompson said he hopes the money will be used to support middle school sports and paying tuition for high school students to attend the regional
Franklin Co. officials say funds can’t be diverted to fill school cuts
Franklin County anticipates starting the new fiscal year with about $17 million left over from the current year in a “fund balance” account and nearly $13 million in a capital reserves fund. But county officials say that does not mean they are blithely withholding a total of $30 million that could be tapped to help save county public schools from cutting staff, programs and middle school sports to close a
Hollins University custodian shows persistence in earning her degree
The other students are sometimes a bit confused at first. That lady, is that really the dormitory cleaning lady next to them in Spanish class? Or, is that lady with the vacuum in my music class? For 12 years, Isabel Booth has straddled the divide between custodian and classmate, packing in classes between shifts mopping and taking out the trash left by her fellow students. This weekend, Hollins University students
Franklin County schools chairman reconsiders resignation
The first burst of support occurred in the immediate aftermath of Ed Jamison’s emotional resignation Monday night from the Franklin County School Board. People crowded around as he tried to leave a board meeting at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. They offered him hugs and pats on the back. Tears rolled down his face. On Friday, Jamison, who has been the school board’s chairman, said similar expressions of support have continued
Retirement has come not once, but twice for Roanoke assistant superintendent
One of Roanoke City Public Schools’ top leaders will retire at the end of June after decades with the school system as a teacher, administrator and even as a student. Vella Wright, the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, plans to retire this summer to spend more time with her family, including her husband who retired in 2005. “He has been very patient, and there are lots of things we’d
Parents upset over Roanoke students’ drinking during Europe trip
A school-sponsored spring break trip to Europe by a group of Roanoke students has created questions and concern at home after parents learned about students drinking alcohol on the trip. Parent Marc Swanson, whose son was on the trip, said Patrick Henry High School students traveled abroad through a group called Education First and visited Bavaria, Austria and Germany alongside another group of teens from Tennessee who were permitted to
Salem School Board revises rules on student contacts
Salem’s school board set formal rules for staff use of social media and text messaging Tuesday night. They also proposed two policies, clarifying that standards of conduct toward students and staff behavior generally apply to volunteers as well as paid staff. The new rules say teachers, coaches and other staff need to tell supervisors and parents beforehand if they intend to use social media or text messaging, and detail how
Franklin County School Board meeting sees large attendance
About 180 people are attending tonight's meeting of the Franklin County School Board, which is pondering how to close a budget gap of about $1.5 million. During a public comment period, David Thorp, a teacher at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, said he is willing to sacrifice a proposed raise if doing so could help avoid some painful cuts under consideration. Later, outside the meeting, Carla Tyree, president of the Franklin
1. Ex-Salem volleyball coach accused of secretly filming girls faces more charges
2. Natural Bridge, its nearby attractions are up for sale
3. Owner says he'll rebuild after overnight fire at Roanoke welding shop
4. Roanoke police file charges in stolen canoe caper
5. Body of missing Fries woman found Thursday in Grayson County
6. Former police officer drains 2 holes-in-one in same round
7. Festival in the Park gets overhaul, new location (with map)
8. Chad Pinder, Virginia Tech hammer Virginia in ACC baseball tournament
9. Man injured in Roanoke motorcycle wreck Tuesday identified
10. Planning board approves $14 million for Roanoke River Greenway
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