Longtime Lakeside child development center closing; House kills bill to require mental health education
Henrico Newsflash – February 21, 2023
Longtime Lakeside child development center closing
A popular child development center in Lakeside is closing permanently next month after nearly half a century serving local families.
The Hatcher Child Development Center at Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church on Dumbarton Road, which opened in 1976, will close by March 28, CDC Committee Chair Sharon Vecchione wrote in a Feb. 17 letter to parents.
House kills bill to require mental health education
A Senate bill proposing the implementation of mental health education in Virginia public schools failed in the House after a party-line vote on Feb. 18.
The bill, SB 818, would require all Virginia public schools to introduce mental health education curricula beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. These curricula would be based on grade level for students to have age-appropriate recommendations for combating mental health complications.
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