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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
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Lynchburg School Board to listen to public hearing on the future of T.C Miller elementary school
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – The Lynchburg School Board will meet on April 8th at 5 p.m. to discuss the future of T.C. Miller Elementary School and listen to the community's opinions. Interim superintendent Dr. Ben Copeland presented a four-phase project to help with elementary efficiency. In phase one, which would be implemented next year, would close T.C. Miller as a K-5 school and repurpose it to serve early elementary education. Those zoned to T.C Miller would move to Perrymount or R.S. Payne. It would also rezone the Birchwood, Florida Ave, and the Winston ridge neighborhoods One month until Real ID enforcement: what Virginians need to know 'We have to make some decisions, we have to move forward on a plan. So I think the plan that Dr. Copland came up with, although it causes some pain for some people, I believe it gets us moving in the right direction to become fiscally responsible,' said Daryl Conner, a board member. Dr. Copeland says this transition could save the district $1 billion. These changes would be implemented in the 2025 to 2026 school year. Phases two through four would take place until 2030. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
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LCS Board Member reprimanded for replacing supt. portrait with ‘The Goonies' character
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – A Lynchburg School Board member apologized for his actions at Tuesday night's school board meeting. Christian DePaul was reprimanded for taking down former Superintendent Dr. Crystal Edward's portrait and replacing it with a picture of a character from the 1985 film 'The Goonies.' The incident happened at a January 21 Discipline Committee meeting and the board says the image was discovered by LCS staff the following Monday. 'What I thought was going to be a joke obviously turned out to be nothing close to that,' DePaul said at Tuesday's board meeting. DePaul apologized to the board, but particularly to the interim Superintendent Dr. Ben Copeland, who took over Edwards' role when she retired. Lynchburg City Council votes to extend Youth Curfew Ordinance 'The biggest offense I have is against Dr. Copeland,' he said. 'I respect, appreciate, honor this man. We've had a cordial relationship, and I took it to an extreme.' DePaul continued to say he would meet with city council. 'I wonder how I can proceed as a board member with so many serious things happening at this point,' he said. Board Chair Dr. Atul Gupta removed DePaul from both the Finance Committee and the Discipline Committee. DePaul was chair of both. 'You chair the discipline committee, and we have kids coming here week after week putting posters in restrooms at the high school and saying I did it as a prank,' said Gupta. 'The same standards should apply for us in terms of accountability.' DePaul said if city council asks him to resign, he will. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
