Category: Rockingham County
Page 1/6
Overnight field trip policy for county school students could get changed
School board members in Rockingham County said they’re looking to change a longstanding, district-wide policy aimed at deterring overnight field trips.
Advertisement
Harrisonburg-Rockingham United Way picks up neighboring communities left without a chapter
United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced on Tuesday their plans to expand services and operations to include Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro.
Advertisement
County official indicates willingness to replace city with new partners for Massanutten Technical Center
Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross on Monday alluded to a potential parting of ways between the city and county schools when it comes to overseeing the Massanutten Technical Center and suggested the county could look elsewhere for a partner.
Advertisement
County school system wants more say over Massanutten Technical Center
The Rockingham County School System signaled a move on Wednesday toward taking greater control over the Massanutten Technical Center — the professional and technical school that the county and Harrisonburg City Public School district share.
Advertisement
Rockingham school board again bucks committee recommendations as it bans 6 more books
The Rockingham County School Board banned six more books from its library shelves with no discussion, again splitting from several recommendations made by the committee that the board assigned to review those titles.
Advertisement
County schools make ‘slow and steady’ move toward AI policy
Rockingham County Public Schools will reevaluate its use of technology in classrooms and consider issues surrounding artificial intelligence, Superintendent Larry Shifflett said. But, he said, the school district isn’t jumping all in just yet.
Rockingham teachers urge district to invest more in special education
More than a third of Rockingham County teachers believe their school doesn’t provide adequate and equitable services to special education students, according to a district survey.
Teacher asks Rockingham Co. board to create plan for responding to deportations; Books partially banned
At the Rockingham County School Board’s first meeting since President Donald Trump took office, one teacher had a question: What happens if U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement raids a school in Rockingham County?
