Disabled councillor angered at lack of support for re-election
By Stephen Sumner, Monday Apr 26, 2021
People with disabilities are angry they are not being given an equal opportunity to stand for election.
Harriet Clough, a wheelchair user, currently represents Bristol’s Hengrove and Whitchurch Park ward but is not seeking re-election because government support was “quietly killed off”.
Paul Welton, a deaf candidate for the Portishead East by-election, said he had been denied government funding for a sign language interpreter at the count or a briefing.
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Elementary school in Stafford honored for commitment to military families
The Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact for Military Children has awarded Anthony Burns Elementary School 2020 Purple Star Designation. The Virginia Purple Star Designation applies to military-friendly schools that demonstrate a major commitment to students and families connected to the nation’s military.
“Many of our families have parents working not only at MCB Quantico, Fort Belvoir, and NSF Dahlgren, but also at other major installations in the National Capital Region,” said SCPS Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner. “I am proud that 11 of our schools hold Purple Star Designation, reinforcing our commitment to these military families.”