Tag: school resource officers
Kay-Wyatt settles into new role
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Melanie Kay-Wyatt began her new position as interim superintendent at Alexandria City Public Schools one month ago, a role she’s...
ACPS ups security
By Liana Hardy | [email protected]
Amid pressure from concerned parents, Alexandria City Public Schools officials have increased security at school campuses by adding new measures...
Our View: Hutchings’ wise request
Last week in this space we criticized Alexandria City Public Schools for not notifying Minnie Howard parents about an alleged sexual assault at the...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Alexandria’s listening deficit
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) thinks parents need another way to share their views about the public schools. Accordingly, he established an email address, [email protected],...
Your Views: Of course SROs belong in schools
To the editor:
Indeed, school resource officers make schools safer. In my experience as the father of three and grandfather of six, I have a...
Your Views: Private scheming was anti-police
To the editor:
In our Dec. 9, 2021, letter “Public debate, private scheming,” we noted that a Freedom of Information Act request had revealed that...
Your Views: Masks and SROs are both safety issues
To the editor:
Clarifying a mask mandate lawsuit, Alexandria City Public Schools and six other school boards published the following statement: “School divisions need...
Your Views: School Board should take control of its budget
To the editor:
Last July and October, some ugly scenes unfolded in full public view between the previous School Board and previous City Council...
Your Views: Pro-student, not anti-police
To the editor:
I am writing to share my concerns about the school resource officer issue. Specifically, a recent letter in the Alexandria Times,...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Rethinking SROs
School resource officers became a flashpoint this year in Alexandria. Last May, City Council voted 5-1 to redirect funding for uniformed Alexandria Police Department...
