by James Ritch | Oct 29, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A Nandua Middle School student spoke to the Accomack school board last week to raise awareness of mental health issues in teens and what the school board can do to help. Ciara Onley described a typical school day for a teenager. “You walk into...
by James Ritch | Jul 2, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board declined to respond to recent accusations that it had acted improperly for fear of engaging in an unending “war of words,” as Superintendent Eddie Lawrence called it. It was the rush to renew the superintendent’s...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton school board members Jo Ann Molera and Nancy Proto are concerned that restorative justice, an alternative form of school discipline that could be used to reduce high suspension rates, was unfairly characterized in a survey recently...
by James Ritch | Nov 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Janet Martin-Turner is back. The former school board member, who fought to get an elected school board for Accomack, received the most votes in District 7 and was returned to the post she once held as an appointed member. Martin-Turner...
by James Ritch | Oct 21, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Editor: With the November election fast approaching, I just wanted to take an opportunity to say how fortunate we are to finally be able to vote for Connie Burford for the Accomack County School Board. I don’t think there should be a doubt in anyone’s mind how...