Some big and much-needed changes are coming soon for Danville Public Schools.

A high school in Danville has been evacuated following a bomb threat, according to the Danville Police Department.

DANVILLE, 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.

Danville: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.

DANVILLE, 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, 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.