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Prince William schools consider reopening plans, delayed start date

Published July 9, 2020 at 10:31PM | Updated July 9, 2020 at 11:25PM

Prince William County Schools students may be staying home longer, and not just for summer vacation.

On June 7 and 8, the Prince William County School board held two meetings where they discussed school reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year and received input from the community. During the meeting, Prince William County Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts proposed four reopening plans for the upcoming school years, delayed school start days, and the delay of the first day of school to September 8.

Stafford seeks volunteers for ‘Collect for Kids’ drive

By Press Release

Published July 7, 2020 at 10:03AM | Updated July 7, 2020 at 11:08PM

Siblings Walking to School

Stafford County Public Schools (SCPS) is collaborating with local area businesses to collect and provide new school supplies for students in need through its Collect for Kids drive. Supplies are going to be collected through July 27 and will be distributed to schools on August 4.

Community members are encouraged to drop off school supplies at one of the following locations throughout the month of July:

Atlantic Builders Donate $250,000 to Germanna Community College

By Arabella Thornhill

Published July 5, 2020 at 7:10PM

Germanna Community College Barbara J. Fried Center in Stafford County.

Atlantic Builders gives a sum of money to Germanna College in effort to help financially struggling families have better homes and improve education.

Last year, Atlantic Builders had such a great experience working with Germanna Community College, that the Atlantic Team has once again chosen Germanna to be the recipient of its annual Charity House Gift. It’s the fourth year in a row that Atlantic Builders has completed a home benefitting a local charity.

Prince William, Manassas school boards to meet next week, discuss fall reopenings

By Gianna Jirak

Published July 2, 2020 at 10:33PM

The wait is nearly over for those seeking an answer regarding the reopening of schools in Prince William County and Manassas.

On July 7 and 8, both school boards will hold separate meetings to hear community input on the reopening of their school divisions, review survey data collected from their staff and school communities, and discuss the matter, according to press releases from both school divisions. Manassas is set to vote on their reopening plans on July 14, and Prince William is set to do the same on July 15.

Manassas School Board reaffirms LGBT policy for students, staff

By Arabella Thornhill

Published July 2, 2020 at 10:21PM

Manassas City School Board approved a new LGBT proclamation condemning racism that will ensure students and staff will be treated equally.

On June 23, the Manassas City School Board presented the LGBT proclamation, which has been reviewed and approved annually since 2017, approving the document in a 7-0 vote.

Stonewall high, middle schools renamed Unity Reed, Unity Braxton, respectively

By Gianna Jirak

Published June 29, 2020 at 11:43PM

Goodbye Stonewall Jackson, hello Unity Braxton and Unity Reed.

During its June 29 meeting, the Prince William County School Board voted to rename Stonewall Jackson Senior High School to Unity Reed High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School to Unity Braxton Middle School. These names were chosen out of over 775 submissions from community residents.

Letter: “What is school going to be like if students need to practice social distancing?”

By Gianna Jirak

Published June 29, 2020 at 11:36PM

Potomac Local News received a letter from an incoming 7th grader regarding social distancing in schools.

Greetings,

Stafford prohibits employees’ use of personal accounts to communicate with students, student use of cellphones

By Gianna Jirak

Published June 26, 2020 at 1:44AM | Updated June 26, 2020 at 2:01AM

School may be out of session, but Stafford County teachers have been given new rules to follow.

During their June 23 school board meeting, the Stafford County School Board unanimously approved revisions to the school division’s Standard of Professional Conduct for All Employees, which ‘sets forth expectations for employee behavior both in and outside the workplace, as well as with students in-person and remote,’ according to school board documentation.

Arthur Reed, Ibram X. Kendi, Lucinda Griffin, among popular suggestions for the renaming of Stonewall Jackson middle and high schools

By Gianna Jirak

Published June 26, 2020 at 1:37AM

The new names of Stonewall Jackson Middle and High Senior schools are not yet known. But the Prince William County community has plenty of suggestions.

On June 22 and 25, the Prince William County School Board held community input sessions, allowing residents to suggest new names for both schools, located near Manassas, to the schools’ naming committees.

Prince William adds 2nd public hearing for Stonewall Jackson schools renaming

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 22, 2020 at 4:43PM

Residents in Prince William County are being given a second opportunity to speak about a proposed name change for Stonewall Jackson Senior High, and Stonewall Middle schools.

The second meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, and the details on this meeting are contained further down in this post.