11 groups ask Henrico School Board to remove police officers from schools; Board of Supervisors ponders funds for organizations

Henrico Newsflash – Mar. 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

Supervisors weigh funding for community organizations

Henrico supervisors are weighing how to allocate about $1.71 million in funds that they intend to distribute to a number of community organizations as part of the county’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget.

At the first day of their week-long budget review session Monday, supervisors discussed the initial proposed allocations included by Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas in his $1.43-billion operating budget proposal.

EDUCATION COVERAGE

11 organizations ask Henrico School Board to remove all police officers from schools

Eleven local, regional and state organizations have joined several individual citizens in penning a letter to the Henrico School Board urging it to remove all police officers from the county’s public schools or implement five other recommendations.

12 new COVID-19 cases at Henrico schools since March 10 put 114 people into quarantine

PUBLIC SAFETY COVERAGE

No one injured in 4 separate Henrico fires

GOVERNMENT COVERAGE

Federal funds to support affordable housing in Henrico

Nomination process open for ‘Henrico’s Top Teachers’

The pandemic interrupted our annual Henrico’s Top Teachers section in 2020, but it’s back in 2021! There’s never been a school year quite like this one, and we know that teachers have been working even harder than normal to make sure their students have everything they need to succeed. Now we want to hear about those who have gone above and beyond. Nominate a great Henrico teacher (or several) today.