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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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Matt Cross faces another fine for campaign paperwork issue

Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross faces another campaign-related fine of up to $500 — this time from the Rockingham County Registrar.

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Data shows 420 incidents related to fights in Rockingham schools; Meanwhile, Matt Cross doubles down on criticizing city schools

Two days after Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross sparked controversy and pushback over his social media posts that included videos of students fighting in school, the fallout persists, while Cross doubled down on his post.

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Majority of Rockingham School board condemns Matt Cross for posting video of students’ fight

A meeting of the Rockingham County School Board devolved into board members speaking over each other as chair Sara Horst led a move to condemn member Matt Cross’s recent social media posts.

County elections board to ask for prosecutor’s help to collect campaign fines from Matt Cross

The Rockingham County Electoral Board will send a letter on Friday requesting the Commonwealth Attorney’s help to collect campaign-related fines from Rockingham County School Board District 3 candidate Matt Cross.

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‘We put the cart before the horse’: County school board members offer mixed feelings as they wrap up banned book reviews

After stripping 50 books from the shelves of county schools and preemptively banning seven more in January 2024, the Rockingham County School Board completed its review by voting on the fate of the final six titles Monday night.

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County board can’t quite settle on chaperone policy for field trips

The Rockingham County School Board delayed a vote to adopt a new overnight field trip policy in hopes of hammering out details and providing assurances to teachers and parents.

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