Fairfax County Public Schools delays in-person instruction
By Sierra Fox
School board meets to discuss return to in-person learning
Fairfax County Public Schools will put a pause on the in-person learning plan for one month. On February 2, the school board will reconvene.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - On Tuesday, the Fairfax County Public County school board listened to Superintendent Dr. Scott Brabrand’s Return To School Plan.
The school district’s leadership wants teachers and students to get back to face to face learning as soon as possible. However, during the discussion, school board members voiced this process was moving along too fast. Some even stated they rather wait until teachers and students can get vaccinated before anyone returns to the classroom.
Group says Fairfax County teachers violated Virginia s anti-striking law with sick out by Tyler Arnold, The Center Square | December 22, 2020 03:00 PM Print this article
A nonprofit organization that advocates for families is accusing Fairfax County teachers union officials of violating Virginia law that prohibits public-sector strikes when the union organized with hundreds of teachers to take a mental health sick day in October.
According to Virginia law, a public-sector employee is deemed to have terminated his or her employment if the employee refuses to perform his or her duties as a means to obstruct, impede or suspend an operation of the government employer in concert with two or more employees. The law states such a person will not be eligible for employment by a public agency for 12 months after the strike.
Fairfax County Public Schools warns parents there still could be snow days even though school is virtual
Posted at 9:04 am on December 15, 2020 by Greg P.
Fairfax County Public Schools is warning parents that just because kids are at home doing virtual school doesn’t mean that snow days are a thing of the past:
A friend on fb is telling me Fairfax County is closing virtual schooling for an inch of snow.
School hasn’t been close yet, but that’s the plan under certain weather conditions:
@FCPSSupt: ..we do anticipate that there will be “typical” snow days as we have had in past years. How much taxpayer money did @fcpsnews and @fairfaxcounty spend to ensure every student and teacher could participate remotely? #openfcps
Recently-Arrived English Learners (ELs) in Grades 3-12
Today’s FCPS Return to Schools Health Metric #’s – Cases per 100K residents = 492.3. Percentage of positive COVID tests = 10.8%. Full dashboard at: https://t.co/cI52oyXrz9. Fairfax Schools (@fcpsnews) December 12, 2020
A school district association in Fairfax County wants its local school district to go full virtual learning and expressed in a recent letter that it s important this be done now, not later, amid the rise in coronavirus cases nationwide.
The letter from the Fairfax Education Association was sent to Fairfax County Public Schools as Group 1 and Group 2 students of phased-in reopening have been allowed back in the classroom, and more are expected to be phased back into in-person learning.