Members of the Fauquier County School Board voted 4 to 1 Wednesday night to begin the next semester on Wednesday, Jan. 6 under the virtual instructional model, with the option for the hybrid model to resume on Tuesday, Jan. 19. They further decided to reevaluate the return to in-person learning at their Jan. 11 meeting.
Chairman Duke Bland (Marshall District) voted against the motion. He said he thought the schools should offer only remote learning through the end of January.
Board members and school administrators met over videoconferencing in the emergency session to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in the county â and how it is affecting the plan to welcome children and staff back into school buildings after the winter break.
Supervisors celebrate 2020 âCitizens of the Yearâ
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors 2020 Citizens of the Year (clockwise from top left): John Meadows, Steve von Elten, Donald âDukeâ Yowell, Mark Deane and April Achter.
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Staff Journalist Fauquierâs board of supervisors Thursday night honored its Citizens of the Year â one from each the countyâs five magisterial districts.
The ceremony normally takes place in the first-floor meeting room of the Warren Green Building in Warrenton.
But because of COVID-19, the board last month agreed to conduct its December meeting at a larger venue to accommodate award recipients and their guests. The 24-minute presentation occurred at the Fauquier High School auditorium in Warrenton.
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