Schools, nonprofits hustle to feed over a half million Va. students: ‘It’s incredible’
Hannah Eason, Capital News Service Richmond school bus driver Tyrone McBride is still driving a big, yellow bus through Richmond neighborhoods, but these days, he’s transporting boxes of food for kids in need. “It gets me out of the house,” said McBride, who has been a school bus driver for 18 years, “and you know, […]
Virginia students disproportionately arrested in schools
The Republican-controlled House of Delegates killed a bill aimed at lowering the number of Virginia students referred to law enforcement in a 36-60-1 vote last week. Bill patron Del. Dave LaRock, R-Loudon, said the proposed legislation was a reaction to the alarming rate of students who end up charged with criminal offenses in Virginia. According […]