After the first week of school in Henrico brought long lines due to new weapons scanners, transportation delays, and air conditioning issues, Henrico Schools officials said during an Aug. 24 Henrico School Board meeting that they will work to make improvements. The school system has worked to “dramatically decrease” the long lines outside the weapons
All students attending the 44 Henrico schools under the Community Eligibility Provision will automatically receive free breakfast and lunch for the 2023-24 school year with no application necessary. Henrico Schools also waived the cost of reduced-price meals for the first time this year so students in non-CEP schools that apply and qualify for reduced-price meals
Henrico and elected officials cut a ribbon Aug. 22, 2023 to signify the official opening of the Henrico Schools Regency Center at Regency Mall. (Courtesy Henrico Schools) Henrico’s new Regency Center is unconventional. It’s an adult education facility, but it’s not located in a school, or a church, or even an office building. It’s located
Several Henrico County residents addressed the Henrico School Board about the state’s 2023 model policies regarding transgender students during the board’s public meeting Aug. 24. Two Henrico parents advocated for the board to reject the new guidelines, released by the Virginia Department of Education on July 18, and keep enforcing the 2021 state model policies
Virginia s teacher shortage, while sizable, is less severe than it was at the start of the previous school year. Officials at the local and state levels continue grapple with ways to recruit and retain teachers.