The Lynchburg City School Board voted to submit a preliminary funding request to city council that comes in at $5 million above Superintendent Crystal Edwards’ initial recommended request of $42.5 million.
Two months after the Lynchburg City School Board voted not to accept a grant from an LGBTQ-focused nonprofit, private donors have raised a portion of the total $10,000 the E.C. Glass High School Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club would have received.
In the wake of a major vote to close or convert two Lynchburg elementary schools, City Schools leadership talked factors behind the decision and next steps.