Category: Rockingham County
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Rockingham school board considers changing parental permission for students to get ‘family life’ instruction
As it stands, all Rockingham County students automatically receive family life education unless a parent opts them out. The curriculum, adapted for different age levels, covers everything from family relationships to sex education to mental health. The school board is now weighing a policy change that will flip that on its head.
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Matt Cross’ time on the school board ends without him
Monday’s Rockingham County School Board meeting marked the end of Matt Cross’ tenure on the board after he lost his reelection bid last month. He did not attend.
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Calhoun requests recount in school board race; Cross gets reduction in campaign fines
The 2025 election isn’t quite over yet, as one Rockingham County school board candidate seeks a recount in a close race while another moves closer to settling some campaign-related fines.
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McGaheysville Elementary to get $15.6 million upgrade and expansion
The next capital project is officially in the pipeline for Rockingham County schools, as the school board approved a nearly $15.6 million contract to begin updating and expanding McGaheysville Elementary School.
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‘Temporary fix’ or investing in new schools? County board wrestles with options for Rockingham’s future
With an expected influx of new residents into Rockingham County and several schools in need of repairs and approaching capacity, school board members are feeling the squeeze.
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Wilt still leading in squeaker of a 34th District race; Lohr leading school board race by 8 votes
By Bridget Manley, publisher Despite it being the closest election the 34th House District has ever seen, incumbent Tony Wilt looks to be headed for his narrowest victory yet, as he maintains a slight lead in votes over Democratic challenger Andrew Payton. With Wilt receiving about 52% of the vote, according to unofficial results, it would mark …
Community Perspective: Observations about the Mullens/Cross/Irons Debate
A contributed perspectives piece by Margot Heffernan Our world is often framed by elitist attitudes that block reality and the very core of common sense. It’s fixed in the human condition, isn’t it – the need to blindly follow, to revere the expert-sounding voice over real-world experience; the tendency to highlight the huffish person who …
School board candidates spar over redistricting and their approaches to the role
In their only public forum before next week’s election, the three candidates seeking the District Three seat on the Rockingham County School Board clashed Tuesday night over how best to deal with continued population growth — such as building new schools or redistricting to ease overcrowding.
