by James Ritch | Dec 17, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board voted unanimously Dec. 10 to spend nearly $150,000 for bonuses for all employees who have been working through the COVID-19 pandemic. “The last nine months have been very tiring to the staff. They have been trying...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack school sports enthusiasts asked the school board Tuesday night to reinstate winter sports that were canceled due to COVID-19, but school officials were not big fans of the idea. It was the first meeting to allow public comments since the...
by James Ritch | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Accomack County Public Schools Superintendent W.C. “Chris” Holland notified parents in a Dec. 14 letter that a student or staff member at Metompkin Elementary School has been diagnosed with COVID-19. “This person was on school...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools amended its COVID-19 mitigation plan Tuesday night due to COVID-19 policy changes at the federal and state levels. Tonya Martin, coordinator of school health services, said the CDC has changed its definition of...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Since Northampton schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence announced last month that he expects all K-12 students to be back in the classroom four days a week by Christmas – despite the COVID-19 pandemic – he’s been getting questions about how he...
