The school board is questioning whether seat belts on school buses are necessary. Ashburn Patch Story Leesburg Today Ashburn Patch Poll I was on the committee that reviewed seat belt cost and safety originally, and recommended to the full Board that th... »
Bill Fox (Leesburg) explains why cutting a program from the LCPS budget "doesn't mean that this is a program that we don't support." As Mary Poppins sang, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. I'm really glad that Bill took the time to say th... »
Former School Board member Tom Marshall isn't through with elected office yet, apparently. He is among 22 applicants for the post vacated by Ken Reid when he won election to the Board of Supervisors. Marshall certainly knows Leesburg well. He represent... »
At this morning's meeting of the Loudoun Board of Supervisors, the first of the 2012-2015 term, Leesburg Supervisor Ken Reid was named to co-chair of the Joint Committee of the Board of Supervisors & School Board. Blue Ridge Supervisor Janet Clarke and... »
Leesburg Today reports that some parents in Leesburg are threatening a lawsuit over the newly adopted elementary school boundaries, apparently hoping that the new School Board will restart the process. After reading the story, it seems to me that the c... »
There were none. You didn't like the decision. Neither did I. That doesn't mean there was anything wrong with how the decision was made. From my mailbox today: "there are many disturbing rumors floating around that there were some closed door, hush-hus... »
I've been asked by several people whether the Leesburg elementary boundary plan will be adopted by the Board as originally proposed by staff. The short answer is that I really don't know. We'll have a better idea after the Board's work session on Monda... »
