Tag: Rockingham County School Board
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County school board wants an outside view of 5-year plan, delays vote until 2025
Rockingham County School Board will delay voting on its comprehensive plan for 2024-29 until the new year. That’s not a reflection of uncertainty or something that needs to change, vice chair Sara Horst said at Monday’s meeting, but a way to dot all their I’s and cross all their T’s.
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Two more books banned at Rockingham schools; County students highlight suicide-prevention efforts
The Rockingham County School Board banned two more books from its libraries on Monday, following its Content Review Committee’s recommendation regarding one of them but going against that panel’s other decision.
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RCPS pushes back on threats; Board bans 9th book, and district removes world religions from 4th grade reading
A 14-year-old student posted threats on social media aimed at Broadway High School, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School and Plains Elementary School last week, and while it was determined to be a hoax with no intent to follow through, superintendent Larry Shifflett said the Rockingham County School Board will come down hard on threats of violence.
Seven more books banned from Rockingham Co. schools
The Rockingham County School Board voted Monday to permanently ban seven books from its library shelves, despite five of them being recommended by the district’s Content Review Committee to be kept in schools.
County school board selects main priorities to guide the next 5 years
School safety, employee retention and student behavior are some of the main focuses for the Rockingham County School Board over the next five years, according to a blueprint in the works Superintendent Larry Shifflett presented at Monday’s meeting.
No reception: RCPS prohibits students from using phones; Board also raises flag policy
The Rockingham County School Board approved a policy that stops students from using their personal cell phones and other devices during the school day, while the board also defended the district’s position on flag displays.
Rockingham Co. school board debates further restriction on student cell phone use, bans romantic fantasy fiction book
One book temporarily banned by the Rockingham County School Board earlier this year won’t return to library shelves. In its review of the list of 57 titles, this is the first time the school board has voted to permanently remove one.
RCPS board opts to leave Virginia School Board Assoc. for more conservative group
The Rockingham County School Board will leave the well-established Virginia School Boards Association in favor of a newer, more conservative group.
