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Stafford teacher named in jail-roster record after sheriff arrest

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A Stafford County teacher is listed in a public jail roster record as booked at the Rappahannock Regional Jail after an arrest by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

The record names Mayada Khadr, 38, booked at 6:17 p.m. October 6 on two counts of endangerment, cruelty or injuries to children, and says bond was denied. The listing is from a site that says it pulls the jail roster. The Sheriff’s Office has not confirmed the booking. Potomac Local asked the sheriff’s office, the jail, and Stafford County Public Schools for comment.

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Stafford schools say a shelter-in-place drill set off an alert at every school

By PLN News
Kindergarten students get off the bus at Park Ridge Elementary School on "transition day," Monday, August 11, 2025. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

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.

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Stafford Education Foundation and Amazon award 24 teaching grants

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Recipients hold 2026-27 Innovative Teaching Grant ribbons at the Oct. 1 Stafford Education Foundation and Amazon event. Credit Stafford County Public Schools.

The Stafford Education Foundation, Amazon, and Stafford County Public Schools marked the first year of a teaching-grant partnership on Oct. 1, naming 24 projects. Sandra Osborn, the division’s chief communications officer, sent the announcement Thursday evening.

Teachers filed more than 90 applications, about $500,000 in proposed work. The release says the 24 projects should reach nearly 13,000 students. It does not say how much of Amazon’s three-year teaching-grant pool went to this first class. A Sept. 28 media alert said the partners would announce $100,000. The release instead cites the May figure: $360,000 for teaching grants over three years, inside a $560,000 Amazon investment that also includes $200,000 for food-access kiosks with the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank. The release’s food line reads “expand access to food access.”

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Stafford voters to weigh 1 percent school sales tax

By Saniaa Purdie
Kindergarten students get off the bus at Park Ridge Elementary School on "transition day," Monday, August 11, 2025. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

Stafford County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether the county may levy an additional local retail sales-and-use tax of up to 1 percent, to be used only for construction of new schools or major renovations of schools serving Stafford.

The official ballot question reads: “Shall Stafford County, Virginia levy a local retail sales tax not to exceed one percent (1%) to provide revenue that can only be used for construction of new schools or major renovation of schools serving Stafford County, with such tax ending (1) upon repayment of any bonds or loans issued for the projects, or (2) if the projects are not funded by bonds or loans, on June 30, 2046?”

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Stafford students mark 25 years of the Bandy Art Exhibit

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A red carpet runs beside a hallway mural that reads “50th Anniversary Stafford Schools Arts Festival” and “1976 • Celebrating 50 years of excellence in the arts.” Photo: Stafford County Schools

Stafford County Public Schools marked the 25th annual Bandy Art Exhibit this week, hanging student work through the Administrative Complex.

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No schedule shake-up in ’27–28: Board punts after 90-minute pile-on

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Yellow Stafford County Public Schools bus parked at a school curb with the door open as a student walks on the sidewalk
A Stafford County Public Schools bus. The School Board on Sept. 8 deferred any high school schedule change for 2027–28 after nearly 90 minutes of public comment focused on electives.

After nearly 90 minutes of public comment on a proposed shift from an eight-course to a seven-course high school schedule, Chair Dr. Elizabeth Warner said at the Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, business meeting that the Stafford County School Board has deferred any schedule change.

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Stafford high schools deliver 122 hours per credit, not 140; board reviews 2027–28 calendar and schedule options Tuesday

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Stafford County high schools deliver about 121.8 seat hours per course, 18.2 hours short of Virginia’s 140-hour standard for graduation credit — roughly 13 class meetings, or five weeks on the current A/B schedule.

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1% sales tax for Stafford school buildings heads to Nov. 3 ballot

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to authorize a local sales tax of up to 1 percent dedicated to school capital projects, a question now on the ballot as the school division faces separate questions about how it accounts for staff events and related spending.

The Board of Supervisors approved placing the measure on the ballot July 7. Stafford Circuit Court entered the order July 20. The option became available after a late addition to the state budget following June 29, when the General Assembly extended to all Virginia localities the power to seek voter approval for an extra sales-and-use tax limited to school construction and major renovations.

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Stafford Staff Roll to Casino for ‘Team-Building’ While Taxpayers Foot Higher Bills

By Uriah Kiser

A staff-only trip to The Rose Gaming Resort on school buses has put Stafford County Public Schools on the defensive, with the division insisting that no taxpayer dollars were spent, while a supervisor argues that the outing reveals misplaced priorities.

The August 3, 2026 outing has drawn scrutiny for its optics and limited transparency at a time of rising real estate taxes and debate over a potential new local sales tax for school projects.

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Free Meals at Select Stafford Schools

By Uriah Kiser
Kindergarten students get off the bus at Park Ridge Elementary School on "transition day," Monday, August 11, 2025. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

Stafford County Public Schools has announced which schools will provide free breakfast and lunch to all students under the Community Eligibility Provision this school year.

Participating schools include Anne E. Moncure, Kate Waller Barrett, Widewater, Falmouth, Rocky Run and Falls Run elementary schools, Edward E. Drew Middle School, and the North Star and Rising Star Head Start programs. Students at these schools get meals at no cost with no application required.

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