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Bomb-threat response ‘timely, effective, well-received,’ say Manassas police

By Potomac Local News

Manassas police said the city did a good job communicating with the public during a lockdown at several high schools last week.

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Manassas schools first in region to approve metal detectors

By Potomac Local News
Manassas City School Board member Lisa Stevens

Manassas City Public Schools have become the first in the region to scan students for guns and other weapons.

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Tough sell: Manassas leaders bicker over Dean school replacement, new HQ proposal

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas City Councilman Mark Wolfe, and city school board members Jill Spall and Alex Iqbal at a joint meeting November 21, 2022.

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.

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Metal detectors: Prince William ‘closely watching’ Manassas security improvements

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Prince William County Public Schools

The Manassas School Board is considering installing metal detectors at Osbourn High School. 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.

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Opinion: Manassas School Board incumbents had to defend their policies for the first time

By Letters to the Editor
Kent

In the end, we didn’t win the day. I am, however, hopeful that Manassas City Schools will be headed in a slightly better direction after this election. Here’s why.

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Manassas considers metal detectors at city’s only high school

By Potomac Local News

The Manassas School Board is considering installing metal detectors at Osbourn High School. 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.

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Gun threats at Prince William, Manassas high schools unfounded

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Police in Manassas and Prince William County responded to a series of threats at schools today. 

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Stage star Norm Lewis to perform, host masterclass for area high schoolers

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The Hylton Performing Arts Center will welcome Broadway performer Norm Lewis for An Evening with Norm Lewis on September 18.

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Manassas schools ditch police station, need City Council blessing

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas Public Schools HQ at 8700 Centreville Road.

Manassas School Board members unanimously voted to purchase 8700 Centreville Road, a building that rents space for its central office employees. 

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Student SOL scores improve but will take years to return to 2019 levels

By Potomac Local News
Parents filled the seats at a Prince William County School Board meeting on September 1, 2021 to protest proposed changes to citizen public comments at meetings, and the school division's forced masking policy for children.

The Virginia Department of Education released new Standards of Learning data today.

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