Several schools across Hampton Roads are getting security equipment upgrades through the Virginia Department of Education's School Security Equipment grants. These awards can be used for surveillance equipment, mass notification systems, cameras for buses and more.
The Virginia Department of Education is distributing funds especially to schools with frequent problems, to be used for mass notification systems, security card access systems and surveillance for schools and buses.
The body of 14-year old Vensly Maxime was found in a pond on Christmas day, by his family. Members of the local Haitian community have been calling for an investigation as to why it took so long to find him when he was first reported missing 3 days earlier.