Stafford County Public Schools

Stafford County Public Schools said school counselors, diagnosticians, nurses, school psychologists, and social workers attended the 4th annual Caring Collective event on Friday, October 16.

“The morning session focused on identifying shared professional values and updating protocols for responding to student mental health crises. Participants also heard from keynote speaker Dr. Robin Barre, LPC, founder of The Shiftless Wanderer, who presented the ‘9-Step Practice of Validation for School Care Teams.’

The Stafford High School Marching Band earned first place at the USBands Marine Corps Invitational at the U.S. Naval Academy on October 3, Stafford County Public Schools posted.

The school said the result reflects the dedication of the student performers, directors, staff, and supporters.

Dr. Sarah Chase and Susan Randall will host an open town hall Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School, Stafford County Public Schools said.

Chase represents the Falmouth district; Randall represents George Washington. The session is open for discussion of the Edward E. Drew replacement build, the 1% sales-tax vote and middle-school redistricting. More information is on the division website.

Stafford County Public Schools told families Wednesday afternoon that a routine shelter-in-place drill at one school set off an alert across every school in the division. The division said the alert was tied to the drill and that there was no emergency and no danger to students or staff.

The note, sent at 3:15 p.m., did not name the school where the drill started and did not say whether the alert had been cleared. Shelter-in-place drills are for severe weather, including tornadoes. The division said Safety and Security and Technology teams were still checking why the false alarm spread and working to fix it.