Firing the superintendent for failing to deliver would be a perfectly logical reaction to the district’s recent struggles. It would also be an egregious mistake. Creating a leadership vacuum as RPS confronts its most daunting challenges — repairing damage wrought by COVID-19 — will only set Richmond back.
The budget includes a total increase in expenditure of $38 million, more than half of which will go towards raises for teachers and other staff members. Money will also go towards repairs for some school district facilities, as well as expanding the RPS 200 program.
A jury decided late Thursday evening that the suspect in the shooting of two George Wythe Students last April was found guilty of two counts of malicious wounding.
A Richmond Circuit Court jury returned guilty verdicts on four of the five charges against David Gutierrez, the person suspected of shooting two George Wythe High School students in April.