Crowding concerns at Harrisonburg High School prompts board hearing
Harrisonburg High School faces overcrowding as enrollment climbs to 1,625 on Sept 30, up 9 percent from last year. The 300,000 square foot campus opened in 2005 at about 37 million, with capacity for 1,360 to 1,550 students. Options discussed include an annex, a second high school, or a middle-high school combo to ease core-space pressure. Cafeteria operations serve thousands weekly, including 4,000 breakfasts and 6,000 lunches in September.
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Think Of Yourself As A Leader At Women’s Conference
U S Representative Virginia Foxx compared women to ants in a keynote at the Sixth District Women’s Conference at James Madison University hosted by Bob Goodlatte. The event featured a resource fair and workshops on identity theft finance and starting a small business with a leadership panel including Rita Bishop Mary Lou Bourne Brig Gen Terry Dluri and Marsha Garst.
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Harrisonburg City Schools see enrollment rise this year
Harrisonburg City Public Schools added students this year to 5,930 on Sept 30 from 5,633 last year, a 5.3 percent gain with no school reporting a drop. Rockingham County enrollment remained stable as divisions verify totals for the Virginia Department of Education. Superintendent Scott Kizner noted continued growth.
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DOJ Plans To Release OK Inmates In Largest Federal Release
The Justice Department will release about 6,000 federal inmates early between Oct 30 and Nov 2, with most sent to halfway houses or home confinement before supervised release. The move follows a retroactive sentencing guideline adjustment by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, separate from Obama clemency actions. The commission projects up to 46,000 drug offenders could eventually qualify for early release.
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Deportations Decline Under Obama Policy Debate
The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants in the last year than since 2006, with criminal migrant removals at the lowest level since 2009. ICE says priorities focus on serious threats, while Clinton says deportation policy is too harsh. about 231000 total removals, including ~136700 criminals. border-patrol figures excluded.
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