Prince William County leaders want to see the tweets.
The Board of County Supervisors voted 7-1 on Tuesday to direct County Attorney Michelle Robl to file a Freedom of Information Act records order demanding that at least 10,000 private, direct messages between students and Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven L. Walts be made public.
While the rest of the commonwealth may be easing restrictions, localities north of the Chopawamsic Creek, to include Prince William County, will remain under a stay-at-home order.
That means non-essential businesses like churches, spas, barbershops, and entertainment venues like bowling alleys will remain closed. In Stafford County and points south, Virginia residents will begin the first phase of the governor’s plan to reopen the economy, called “safer at home.”
Craft breweries in Prince William County are finding ways to celebrate American Craft Beer Week in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 11 – 17 is American Craft Beer Week. It is a time to brew up beer lover support for small and independent breweries, providing a boost in excitement for the beer community just when it is needed most, according to a Visit Prince William, Virginia press release.
Students may be out of school for the rest of the academic year, but their GPAs are still going up.
The Prince William County School Board unanimously approved a motion during their May 6 meeting to direct Superintendent Dr. Steven L. Walts to make adjustments to student transcripts to reflect the new course weighting procedures for fall 2020.
Prince William Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven L. Walts suspended his Twitter account on Thursday afternoon after news that the School Board hired an outside attorney to look into his interactions with students on the social media platform.
Walts used Twitter to communicate with students in a manner that defies the school division’s established electronic communication policies that ban employees from accessing student’s personal accounts and using cell phones and other personal forms of electronic communication to communicate with students.
Work is about to begin to widen Balls Ford Road near Manassas.
A deal has been struck between the county and RCKF Bull Run LLC in order to widen Balls Ford Road to four lanes between Sudley Road to Bethlehem Road.
The Prince William County School Board hired an outside law firm to review Superintendent Steven L. Walt’s Twitter communications with students.
“The School Board is aware of the allegations recently asserted against the Divison Superintendent. In response to the filing of these complaints, early last month the School Board retained an independent outside firm to conduct an external review of Dr. Walts’ official twitter account to determine the validity of the allegations and provide the Board with a confidential report,” a statement read from Diana Gulotta, Director of Communication Services.
Prince William County Public Schools will hold a series of webinars to discuss planning for the future opening ‘Potomac Shores’ Middle School in Woodbridge.
The first virtual meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, May 7.
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car near Manassas.
Police were called to the area of Balls Ford and Sudley roads at 5 a.m. to investigate a hit and run crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of a silver-colored sedan was turning west onto Balls Ford Road from Sudley Road and struck a pedestrian who was crossing Sudley Road.
She’s in. She’s out. Now she’s back in.
Lavangelene Aereka “Vangie” Williams says she’ll participate in a Democratic forum scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3 on Facebook Live. The two-time candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District will face a Primary opponent, Qasim Rashid, who last year ran for the 28th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates Senate seat and lost to Joshua Cole Richard Stuart (R).
