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โItโs getting real ridiculous:โ Parents react to multiple Roanoke City school threats made in last 24 hours
Read full article: โItโs getting real ridiculous:โ Parents react to multiple Roanoke City school threats made in last 24 hoursRoanoke City parents are calling on school leaders to do more to prevent more school threats and lockdowns from happening.
Roanokeโs Lucy Addison Middle School on a hold and secure due to potential threat, officials say
Read full article: Roanokeโs Lucy Addison Middle School on a hold and secure due to potential threat, officials sayLucy Addison Middle School is on a hold and secure due to a potential threat, according to school officials.
Roanoke City schools plan safety summit after two gun violence incidents in the district in March
Read full article: Roanoke City schools plan safety summit after two gun violence incidents in the district in MarchThe Roanoke City Public Schools community is still shaken after police say a gun was fired inside of a bathroom at Lucy Addison Middle School last week.
To keep everyone safe, should metal detectors, more SROs be put in schools? Officials explain safety plans
Read full article: To keep everyone safe, should metal detectors, more SROs be put in schools? Officials explain safety plansIn the wake of Tuesdayโs bathroom shooting at a Roanoke middle school, parents were left with many questions.
String of gun-related incidents at Central, Southwest Virginia schools raise safety concerns
Read full article: String of gun-related incidents at Central, Southwest Virginia schools raise safety concernsTuesdayโs shooting at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke marks the fourth incident in our region in one week -- raising safety concerns at local schools.
Teachers from Roanoke, Bedford County and Appomattox County in running for Virginia Teacher of the Year
Read full article: Teachers from Roanoke, Bedford County and Appomattox County in running for Virginia Teacher of the YearWhen the 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year is announced, it could be a familiar name for some.
Hundreds of students receive much-needed school supplies during block party at Roanoke middle school
Read full article: Hundreds of students receive much-needed school supplies during block party at Roanoke middle schoolStudents at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke got a special welcome back to school on Tuesday afternoon.
Police release name of 64-year-old woman who died after crashing car into a Roanoke middle school
Read full article: Police release name of 64-year-old woman who died after crashing car into a Roanoke middle schoolAngelia Alexander, 64, was taken to a hospital after the crash, where she later died on Thursday.
Outdoor event in Roanoke features free helmets, lessons on bike safety
Read full article: Outdoor event in Roanoke features free helmets, lessons on bike safetyROANOKE, Va. โ Dozens of children enjoyed Roanokeโs weather Saturday with an outdoor event at Lucy Addison Middle School. Total Action for Progressโ โBring Your Wheelsโ event focused on bike safety; many of the children adhered to the title and rode their bikes to the gathering. Every child within TAPโs Youth Education Program received a free bike helmet and a lesson from Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia. Program director Angela Williams said sheโs just happy the children got outside. โWhen I was young, we played kickball, had sack races, and rode our bikes,โ Williams said.
โWe are witnessing a crisisโ: NAACP holds meeting to discuss ongoing principal change at Lucy Addison Middle School
Read full article: โWe are witnessing a crisisโ: NAACP holds meeting to discuss ongoing principal change at Lucy Addison Middle SchoolLucy Addison Middle School needs us. Hale delivered an impassioned speech to dozens of people at Lucy Addison Middle School Monday evening in response to a fifth principal in 18 months leaving last week. The acting principal is Jonathan Rosser, a product of Roanoke City Schools and a 1995 graduate of William Flemming High School. Many teachers at Addison have had questions about administration, telling 10 News off camera that students are not always on their best behaviors. They pledged to step up and do something, whatever it may be, to save Lucy Addison and its students.
WATCH: Roanoke NAACP holds news conference after another principal leaves Lucy Addison Middle School
Read full article: WATCH: Roanoke NAACP holds news conference after another principal leaves Lucy Addison Middle SchoolROANOKE, Va. โ The Roanoke Branch of the NAACP is hosting a news conference at Lucy Addison Middle School after another principal has left the school.
Roanoke middle school principal leaves less than a month into the job
Read full article: Roanoke middle school principal leaves less than a month into the jobROANOKE, Va. โ Another principal is out at Lucy Addison Middle School. On Friday, Anna Unversaw abruptly quit, citing family issues, according to teachers at the school. On Jan. 6, Roanoke City Public Schools announced the hiring of Unversaw as the schoolโs new principal. She was the fifth principal in less than two years at the school. Assistant Principal Jonathon Rosser will now serve as the acting principal.
Roanoke City Schools wraps up inaugural father and male role model engagement week
Read full article: Roanoke City Schools wraps up inaugural father and male role model engagement weekROANOKE, Va. - On Friday night, Roanoke City Schools wrapped up its inaugural father and male role model engagement week. The program is titled Kicking it with our Kings and was designed to engage men by inviting them into schools. City schools leaders hosted three dinners this week. Earlier this week, Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea spoke at another dinner. "K ids now, they need somebody, they need help," Roanoke City Schools grandparent Harold Hancock Jr. said.
Roanoke City Schools reconstructs school entrances for extra security
Read full article: Roanoke City Schools reconstructs school entrances for extra securityRoanoke City Public Schools has finished renovating several schools in the district with more secure entrances. The schools affected are Monterey Elementary School, Lincoln Terrace Elementary School, Morningside Elementary School, Fishburn Park Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Middle School and Lucy Addison Middle School. "The traumatic effect of school shootings has brought about greater thinking when it comes to safety and security," said Roanoke City Schools Chief of Security Chris Perkins. Perkins says the biggest challenge was balancing school security with providing a suitable atmosphere for students. Lynchburg City Schools has one student resource officer for every middle and high school in the district, Franklin County Schools just added additional school resource officers and Danvile City Schools recently upgraded its surveillance system.
Roanoke City schools announce new principals for upcoming school year
Read full article: Roanoke City schools announce new principals for upcoming school yearROANOKE, Va. - Roanoke City Schools announced it will have four new principals for the upcoming school year. Frazier has nearly three decades of education experience, including four years as a high school principal. At Lucy Addison Middle School, Andy Wheeling is now the man in charge. Not all of the new principals are external hires, at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Bradley Jenkins is now the principal. She has served as a special education teacher at William Fleming High School and most recently was the assistant principal at James Madison Middle School.