Fairfax County Schools
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Banning 'Beloved:' Fairfax County Schools won't hear mother's push to ban
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“Beloved” is getting no love in Fairfax County. Lake Braddock Secondary School Parent-Teacher-Student Association member, Laura Murphy has been working to get Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” banned from Fairfax County classrooms.
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Fairfax schools to pursue Race to the Top grant
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The Fairfax County school system is applying for a federal grant worth up to $40 million to help overhaul the schools that serve its poorest students.
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Fairfax County groundhog scare
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A groundhog in Fairfax County has scared children at the Rose Hill Elementary School, according to police.
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Jack Dale, retiring Fairfax County Schools Superintendent, talks to ABC7
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It’s back to school today for students in Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William and Fairfax counties. Tuesday also marks the beginning of the end for Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Jack Dale, who will retire at the end of the school year.
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Rocky Run Middle School pellet gun shooting injures two
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Four teenagers are in custody after Fairfax County Police say two people were shot by a pellet gun outside a Chantilly middle school on Friday morning.
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Chantilly Academy tapped as Fairfax County's first STEM school
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Chosen as the first Governor's STEM school in Fairfax County, Chantilly Academy is planning to increase class sizes, broaden its curriculum and add staff by 2013.
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Family sues Fairfax County Schools over community service guidelines
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When a high school senior was denied credit for teaching Sunday School as part of her required community service hours to be in the National Honor Society, the family sued the Fairfax County Public Schools.
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Fairfax County School surveillance cameras can be installed
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Fairfax County Schools now have the option of installing surveillance cameras on campus, months after a pair of incidents led to violence and injuries at two county high schools.
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Fairfax County School Board to vote on surveillance cameras
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The controversial decision over whether to install surveillance cameras in Fairfax County Schools will potentially be settled Thursday night, several months after a rash of food fights and on-campus incidents.
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Jack Dale, Fairfax County Schools Superintendent, announces retirement
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Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Jack D. Dale says he will retire when his contract ends in June 2013.
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Camera surveillance in Fairfax County schools considered by school board
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Fairfax County school officials are considering a plan to add surveillance cameras inside schools.
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Fairfax County Schools online textbook plan heads toward final approval
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Last year, the school district conducted a pilot program that was deemed successful. School officials said most students in the pilot had access to the internet beyond the school day.
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Clifton Elementary School closes after long battle
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It was an emotional day at the Fairfax County school for students and parents, who had fought up to the state supreme court to keep the school open.
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Fairfax parents, students glad over changes in disciplinary policy
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Parents and students greeted the most sweeping change in Fairfax County’s school discipline policy with relief.
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Fairfax County Police arrest students at Centreville High School
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Several Centreville High School students were arrested after a food fight allegedly turned violent. It's the third such incident at local schools.
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