dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A House bill to give county school boards – and indirectly, superintendents – more hiring and firing power fizzled in the Education Committee Monday […]
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State Senate sends school Guardian bill to House; fate of rival bills remains uncertain
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate sent its bill to put contracted Guardians into public schools over to the House of Delegates on Thursday, but what will […]
State Senate committee again advances bill to require education on the Holocaust
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate is again attempting to pass a bill to require Holocaust education in the public schools. The Education Committee approved a trimmed-down […]
Pierpont College hosts Landscape Technician Bootcamp
MORGANTOWN – Pierpont Community and Technical College is hosting a Landscape Technician Bootcamp from April 7-11, in conjunction with the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA). […]
House bill would allow schools to limit cell phone use in classrooms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee is set to take action on a bill that would allow county school boards to set limits on student cell […]
House and Senate advance differing versions of bills to put security officers in schools
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates unanimously passed on Thursday a bill to allow schools to hire or contract for armed security officers. HB 2164 blends […]
House Judiciary OKs bill allowing schools to hire safety officers or contract Guardians
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – School security guard legislation continues to wend its way through the Legislature, with a bill blending House and Senate versions earning unanimous House Judiciary […]
House passes bill to ban certain synthetic food dyes and preservatives
dbeard@domininopost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved on Friday a bill to ban certain food preservatives and synthetic dyes. The vote to pass HB 2354 […]
Senate committee advances two school safety bills: armed guards, panic alarms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee sailed through two school safety bills Tuesday morning. One resurrects the West Virginia Guardian Program. The other would require public […]
Charge against Natalie Webb dismissed: School district fired North Elementary principal 2 years ago, saying she failed to report incident of abuse in a timely manner
A misdemeanor charge that led to the firing of a North Elementary School principal two years ago was dismissed last week in Monongalia County Circuit Court. “I […]
