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Henrico Education Association demands masks in classrooms
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, students wear masks as they work in a fourth-grade classroom, at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
By: Henrico Citizen
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. The Henrico Education Association Thursday denounced the Henrico County Public Schoolsâ
new mask policy for the 2021-2022 school year, which makes mask-wearing optional in schools.
âIf you have read the new
HCPS mask policy, you would agree that the latter is woefully inadequate,â wrote Patrick Miller, president of the HEA. âThe health and safety of our members, colleagues, students, and families are neither ârecommendedâ nor âoptional.ââ
BY DAVID TRAN AND JESS NOCERA
Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND â When Meredithâs son, who is transgender, started his freshman year at Henrico High School in 2017, Meredith emailed his teachers asking them to use his preferred name and pronouns. She said the teachers were more than willing to comply.
However, getting his name changed in the school s online system was a little more challenging, said Meredith, who asked that only her first name and her son s first initial E be used for privacy reasons. There were hiccups along the way â the school would not update his name in the system before it was legally changed.
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Henrico NAACP calls for removal of school board chair after controversial social media post The local branch of the NAACP in Henrico is calling for the immediate removal of Micky Ogburn, the Chair of the Henrico County Public School Board. (Source: AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 8, 2021 at 6:50 AM EDT - Updated April 8 at 6:50 AM
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - The local branch of the NAACP in Henrico is calling for the immediate removal of Micky Ogburn, the Chair of the Henrico County Public School Board.
The request comes amid controversy of her now-deleted Facebook post surrounding Dr. Seuss.