The school counselor at Echo Lake Elementary School took the school year off from work to help take care of her son, Gavin after he was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma last July.
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The first day of school began Monday for about 150,000 students across Richmond and Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties. About 150,000 students started school Monday across Richmond, and Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties. As part of a new safety measure, every high school in Henrico County will employ weapons scanners at school entrances.
A crosswalk with a pedestrian refuge island has been installed on Forest Avenue at Silverspring Drive, near Tuckahoe Elementary School. (Courtesy Henrico County) Safety enhancements have been added at several Henrico County public schools to help improve access for students and visitors. Altogether, county officials recently completed about a dozen projects countywide to enhance safety