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‘Students have been asked about their opinion a whopping total of zero times’: Rockingham County students walk out to protest policies
In response to two decisions by the Rockingham County School Board in recent weeks, students at Spotswood, Broadway and East Rock high schools staged walkouts in protest during school on Wednesday morning.
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County school board temporarily banned 7 books it doesn’t stock on library shelves
The Rockingham County School Board voted this month to temporarily remove 57 books from its library shelves — except seven of those aren’t in any of the county schools’ libraries.
Rockingham school board deviates from its own book challenge process with temporary ban
In the days after the newly instated Rockingham County Board of Education made two decisions Monday, many teachers, parents and students found themselves in the crosshairs of culture wars, as teachers are now required to remove certain books and report student nicknames.
New county school board removes books from libraries & adopts Gov. Youngkin’s gender identity policies
In its first official meeting with three newly elected members, the Rockingham County School Board didn’t waste any time enacting some of the controversial policies that have been roiling school boards far and wide.
January 23, 2024
Raucous crowd weighs in on RCPS book ban, while school board moves on to other policies and redistricting plan
The Rockingham County School Board meeting at times devolved into a shouting match during Monday night’s public comment period over participation rules and the board’s temporary removal of 57 books from school libraries.
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