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One person tests positive for COVID-19 at Galileo Magnet High School
Read full article: One person tests positive for COVID-19 at Galileo Magnet High SchoolDANVILLE, Va. – One person has been diagnosed with coronavirus at Galileo Magnet High School on Wednesday. Danville Public Schools said Billy Chaney, the school district’s pandemic coordinator, began contact tracing immediately and identified any exposures within DPS. Officials said all parents and staff at the school have been notified. The school will continue normal school operating hours as officials said the incident is contained.
LIST: Coronavirus cases in local K-12 schools
Read full article: LIST: Coronavirus cases in local K-12 schoolsDanville:A student at George Washington High School has tested positive for coronavirus. The student has been participating in virtual learning and has not been on school property since Aug. 20. A student at Grove Park Preschool who was last in the building on Nov. 24. A student at Galileo Magnet High School who was last in the building on Nov. 24. There is no exposure within the school district.
'This is how modern agencies prepare': School shooting drill held in Danville
Read full article: 'This is how modern agencies prepare': School shooting drill held in DanvilleDANVILLE, Va. - Some local first responders may now be better prepared to respond to an active shooter. An active shooter drill was held at Galileo Magnet High School in Danville on Friday. Students were out of school, but teachers and staff members were used as role players. Some of them have expressed anxiety about us doing this, but I'm here to tell you this is how modern agencies prepare so that we are ready when something bad happens. This was the first time the school district has done a drill like this.
Danville police to conduct active school shooter drill
Read full article: Danville police to conduct active school shooter drillDANVILLE, Va. - You may notice a lot of police activity at Galileo Magnet High School in Danville later this week, but don't worry, it's just a drill. Danville police will conduct active shooter training at the school Friday. School is out Friday, so the drill will not interfere with class time. "In the past, as law enforcement, we would do our active shooter training. We would respond to the active shooter and then we're done," Danville Police Department Capt.