Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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Board delays decision on new school start times to consider more information about available bus drivers
The Harrisonburg City School Board will vote on the proposed new start times for the city’s school district at its March 19 work session to give board members more time to consider new information, including about available bus drivers.
‘Don’t overlook the student journalists’: HHS students plan to bring award-winning approach to Rocktown H.S.
When Harrisonburg High School junior Jumana Alsaadoon found out her student newspaper was nationally recognized, she said she was “shocked.” But then it began to sink in: This national award from the Journalism Education Association was the result of several years of hard work.
Harvey Yoder to retire from his job … but not from his activism
Harvey Yoder, 84, is finally retiring … sort of. Yoder—a soft-spoken Mennonite pastor, activist, blogger and newspaper columnist in Harrisonburg—is stepping down March 18 from his day job as counselor at the Family Life Resource Center.
Survey reveals ‘vibrant’ opposition to proposed school schedules
As the Harrisonburg City School Board considers new school day times, the early returns from a survey of the district’s staff and community members show that a lot of people aren’t fans of the proposal. Board members said the pushback wasn’t a surprise, but when presented in color, the strength of that opposition was striking.
Adagio House seeks to provide respite and support for caregivers
April Hepler has known that she wanted to be a psychotherapist since she was in middle school and had imagined creating a retreat center since she was in college. Then, when her son was born with disabilities, her professional and personal experiences intersected and led her to found the nonprofit organization Adagio House in September 2019.
Community Perspective: School Board Breaks Promise to Protect Parental Rights
A contributed perspectives piece by Hilary Moore As many know, the Rockingham County School Board recently pulled 57 titles from our school shelves, some in response to parental complaints, others without complaint. By unilaterally pulling books, rather than referring concerned parents to the many tools already available in our schools that help parents control their …