Tag: Rockingham County Public Schools
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Rockingham Co. school board warns against antisemitism
School board members in Rockingham County want the division to do more to combat antisemitism by warning graduation speakers to avoid rhetoric that could be seen as targeting Jews.
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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.
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Rockingham school district aims to add police presence, looks ahead at AI and population growth issues
Increasing police presence in schools and revamping infrastructure and technology are atop Rockingham County Public Schools’ plan to address school safety over the next five years. Superintendent Larry Shifflett’s plan also mentions the use of artificial intelligence, the county’s population growth and students’ reading abilities.
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Rockingham Co. parents and school staff cite safety as the area they want leaders to prioritize
School safety is the top priority for community members when looking ahead to the next five years in Rockingham County Public Schools.
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A half-dozen temporarily banned books return to circulation in Rockingham Co. Schools
The Rockingham County School Board returned six more books to library and classroom shelves following their temporary removal earlier this year — but not without dissent from the board member who compiled the list of books to review.
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Rockingham Co. school board reinstates one banned book as review gets underway
The Rockingham County School Board reinstated one of the 57 books it temporarily removed and barred from library and classroom shelves back in January: “The Invisible Boy” by Trudy Ludwig.
Rockingham Co. Schools to reassign employees in light of 36 position cuts, including counseling staff
Rockingham County schools will cut nine counseling and behavior support assistants across the district next year along with more than 30 other position cuts and reductions to rectify a budget shortfall of millions of dollars.
County and city school boards agree on how to pick MTC’s attorney
After exchanges between Rockingham County School Board and Harrisonburg City School Board members, the two entities came together Monday night and voted to allow the two systems’ school superintendents to each propose new legal representation names for Massanutten Technical Center.
