Gov. Youngkin says Virginia leads the nation in cutting chronic school absenteeism. That's missing 10% or more. It's down from 14.3% to 12.4% in Campbell Co. - Assistant Superintendent Dr. Amy Hale tells ABC-13 it's the messaging.....Preview: Hale says Campbell Co. also offers tutoring and after-school learning to make up time and instruction. The state department of Education says chronic absenteeism is down from 19.3% in 2022-23 to 16.1% last school year.
Police in northern Virginia will start cracking down on distracted driving today [Monday].Preview: The board of visitors at Virginia Military Institute will hold a special meeting this week to elect a new president. John Adams resigned as president of the board late last week. Adams cited personal reasons for his decision. Two members of the VMI board have resigned since a vote last month to let the contract of Superintendent Cedric Wins expire. Critics accused the board of targeting VMI's first Black superintendent for his efforts to make the military college more inclusive.
Gray sand will stay put on the beaches of Virginia Beach but the project to replenish beach erosion is on-pause over that gray sand quality. The problem: unsightly sand dredged up and put near the resort area's bright tan sand near the Boardwalk .