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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.

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City schools say the law is on their side and won’t pull back from technical school’s board

Harrisonburg City School Board members declared Thursday night that they were digging in and will not reduce their say in governing Massanutten Technical Center, which the city oversees along with the county’s school board.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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?

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County school board, with a new chair, move ahead with elementary expansions and more lab schools

With Sara Horst taking over as chair of the Rockingham School Board, former chair Matt Cross didn’t address why he vacated that position but on Monday noted that the board “faced a lot of difficulties and challenges” last year.

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