Items by kfd4edu

• House Call Today at 1:00pm on Capitol Grounds

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Citizens will once again march on the Capitol to have their voices heard.  Sadly, I can’t make it because of my Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, but I will be there in spirit!  Y’all go and let us know all the details! [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:58am EST
  by kfd4edu

• House Call by Radical Fear Mongers- The Hill has been reclaimed! Check out the scary crowd.

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 5
  Knock Knock, Speaker Pelosi! It’s not Code Pink, it’s the American people! [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:05pm EST
  by kfd4edu

• Town of Dumfries Real Estate Taxes may increase from .18 to .42!

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 1
  Listed on the Action Items for tomorrow night’s Town Council meeting is the Amended FY10 Budget, which includes a substantial increase to .42 cents per $100.00 of assessed property value.  That’s right, last year’s rate of .18 per $100.00 (which still shows on the website under ‘Town Services’ despite an [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: October 05, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Tonight Only- Wizard of Oz/Big Screen/You and YOUR KIDS!!!

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 3
  What a great mid-week treat for you and your little ones!!  This is an opportunity to share some quality time, celebrate the 70th anniversary of an iconic film and build memories that will last a lifetime.  The show starts at 7:00 pm and tickets are available at fathomevents.com.  My six [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: September 23, 2009, 10:58am EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Mama Mama misses Llama- Thoughts for the new school year!

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Anna Dewdney’s heartwarming book about back to school, Llama Llama Misses Mama, shares the story of the school adjustment that Llama goes through that first day.  If y’all are anything like me, the adjustment is much more serious for MAMA!!! For many children in our area tomorrow marks the beginning of [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: September 07, 2009, 10:45pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Update: Safford Unified School District vs. Redding

  —Virginia Virtucon

  This is the one you’ve all been waiting for, and I’m satisfied to say that my predictions on this case were correct.  The Supreme Court held that the strip search of the 13-yr old girl to determine if the child had unauthorized pills in her possession was a violation of [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: June 25, 2009, 10:59am EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Update: The verdict is in on Forest Grove District vs. T.A.

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 2
  The Supreme Court has ruled on the above case, siding with the parents and ordering the school district to reimburse the parents. Boo, Hiss…Not what I predicted and a scary outcome. To see the details of the case please refer to the original post: http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/forest-grove-district-vs-ta/ Souter, Scalia and Thomas dissented, citing [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: June 23, 2009, 11:01pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Interesting Site…

  —Virginia Virtucon

  facesoflawsuitabuse.org [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: May 27, 2009, 9:37am EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Alive and Well, but the Residents are not.

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 5
  Virginia Department of Health and Department of Social Services, as well as the US Dept of Health and Human Services Agency for Health Care Research and Quality have regulations that are to be strictly followed by all residential facilities. All across the country egregious violations of these regulations are diminishing [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: May 13, 2009, 4:20pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Forest Grove District vs. T.A.

  —Virginia Virtucon

  The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on Forest Grove School District vs. T.A. BACKGROUND The central issue in this case is whether or not a school district is responsible for paying tuition and fees for a child to receive special education services at a private school when/if the child never received [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: April 28, 2009, 8:03am EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Redding vs. Safford Unified School District

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 1
  BACKGROUND: Redding was a 13 yr old middle school honor student with no prior disciplinary record. She had, in the days before the incident, been associated with a peer group that was suspected of acting intoxicated at a school function and several school personnel had reported smelling alcohol, but no searches [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: April 21, 2009, 1:18pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie Sunday at 9pm on CBS

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 10
  The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler shows tonight at 9 on CBS and is a great way to spend some quality time with your older children learning about a piece of history that is likely unknown to many.  This is a fabulous opportunity to spill a little women’s history over [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: April 19, 2009, 6:29pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Prince William County TEA Rally Pictures

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 2
  The rain was steady and the temperature was less than desirable, but a good crowd turned out to listen to the speakers and excite the passing motorists at McCoart Center today.  The most notable thing about the Rally was the atmosphere of camaraderie and genuine good will.  People were all [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: April 15, 2009, 4:50pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• OBAMA: “We are no longer a Christian Nation”

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 10
  We, as Americans,  pride ourselves on our religious tolerance and freedom.  Without it who knows what religious persecution we may have each faced, regardless of individual faith.  That freedom was fought for and won by Christian men, for us all, and in the name of God.  How is it now [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: April 08, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Thank you, Riley, for having the strength ...

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Thank you, Riley, for having the strength and courage to lead this group down a path that we would have otherwise been reluctant to take, after all, CHANGE can be disconcerting and it takes a dynamic captivator to affect it. You have lead me to confront my fears of the [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: April 01, 2009, 7:24am EDT
  by kfd4edu

• Women’s History Month? Not in PWCS!

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 3
  My kindergartener typically reports her lessons without prompting when she comes home from school; “Honest Abe never tells a lie, George Washington cut the Cherry Tree, Martin Luther King, Jr. helped change a time when black and white children could not learn together”. I found it odd that I hadn’t [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: March 19, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
  by kfd4edu

• How many months until PWC School Board Elections?

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 10
  Parents’ rights were trampled tonight in Prince William County as four of the eight school board members; Otaigbe, Richardson, Lattin and Ramirez, decided that parent choice is not desirable and voted against a measure that would have allowed parents to choose either traditional or Math Investigations classes for their children based on [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: March 04, 2009, 11:19pm EST
  by kfd4edu

• Kaine to close center which serves our most needy

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 5
  Tim Kaine wants to close Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents, a facility in Staunton, VA, which has been serving students with severe emotional/mental health disorders in one capacity or another since the mid 70’s.  This closure is intended to answer some of the budget problems that the Commonwealth is [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 28, 2009, 9:08pm EST
  by kfd4edu

• SB 1037: In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 3
  Virginia senate has passed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition provided they have graduated from a Virginia high school and have lived in the Commonwealth at least three years at the date of graduation (or one year if the student is on active duty with [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 27, 2009, 5:39pm EST
  by kfd4edu

• Math Instruction and PWCS

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Number of comments: 4
  Thank you all for the warm welcome I was given and I’m honored to be able to share comments on educational issues that are of importance to our community and across the nation.  Whenever I examine an educational issue I strive to find as much research as possible to inform [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 22, 2009, 2:13pm EST
  by kfd4edu