These coins were given as a thank you to teachers for their hard work on the front lines during the pandemic. The superintendent, Dr. Scott A. Ziegler, also sent a heartfelt letter to his staff. Dr. Ziegler did not put those letters and those coins together to tick anybody off, I guarantee it,” Sandy Sullivan, the president of the Loudoun Education Association, said. She said teachers know the superintendent meant well, but the gesture is being received differently.
“It s just the timing was off,” Sullivan said.
Meanwhile, the school board has approved $1.6 million in bonuses to be split up among administrators and nurses who worked on vaccination efforts, school principals and other administrators, as well as nearly $12,000 each for 9 cabinet members.
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is facing potential legal action in response to its decision to suspend a teacher just days after he refused to say a "biological boy can be a girl and vice versa."
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The clock is ticking in Loudoun County, Virginia, for teachers and parents to make a critical decision: Will they opt for face-to-face instruction this fall? Dozens of teachers who don’t believe a return to the classroom will be safe blasted their car horns outside the county’s education headquarters Monday afternoon during the Loudoun Education Association’s “Solidarity for Safety Rally.”. coronavirus Jul 13, 2020
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The School Board on Tuesday was briefed on the details of the latest proposal to return students to class on a part-time basis. With a formal vote scheduled for Feb. 2, it is expected that students will return to hybrid learning no later than Feb. 16.
Interim SuperintendentScott A. Ziegler said his staff if ready to resume in-person learning for the students who have selected that option.
In-person learning was suspended just before the winter break in December because of increasing levels of community spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.
As caseloads begin to decline following the expected post-holiday spike and state and national leaders press for schools to reopen,Ziegler presentednew strategies to evaluate health risks measurements that will allow in-person classes to resume unless there are on-campus outbreaks. The strategy is based on new recommendations from the Virginia Department of Education that put the emphasis efforts by school staff to prevent tra
Virginia governor says schools can open with precautions - find out how
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Virginia governor says state is updating education guidance
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced on Thursday that the state is shifting gears in regards to opening schools.
RICHMOND, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - Virginia Governor Ralph Northam says the state is switching gears when it comes to re-opening schools in the midst of the pandemic.
On Thursday, the Governor announced that schools will no longer operate under the assumption that they should stay closed while the novel coronavirus surges, they will operate under the mandate that schools need to be open, and here are the ways they can do that safely.