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Kelsey Kendall joined The Virginian-Pilot in 2022 to cover education. Previously, she was in Las Vegas working on a digital news show. She attended Kansas State University and was a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa after graduation.
The Virginia Beach School Board is set to discuss a resolution to not adopt the state’s model policies on the treatment of transgender students critics say would harm transgender youth.
Proposed changes to Virginia Beach Public School’s policy on library materials have raised concerns for community members and school board members alike. Supporters have said the changes to the policy would alert parents to sexually explicit content they might not want their child exposed to, though several people said it could be taken too far.
A Norfolk man faces multiple charges after a police chase ended in a crash Saturday morning, according to Virginia State Police. One other driver was injured in the crash.
Due to a reporting error, a story on Friday’s front page (”Board approves new learning standards”) incorrectly stated the Virginia Board of Education voted 5-4 to attach a “preface” to the 2023 History & Social Sciences Standards of Learning.
The new draft policy would require any material brought to the librarians’ attention to be removed from elementary school libraries or added to a public list for middle and high schools