Virginia School Boards Association President Dr. Cardell Patillo attended Tuesday night’s Gloucester County School Board meeting held in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium as part of the VSBA President’s Road Show. He has visited over 20 school boards throughout Virginia so far this year.
Patillo remarked that he was impressed by the meeting, particularly with the students who provided presentations to the board.
Among these student presenters was Student Advisory Committee representative Lauren Landry who updated the board on happenings at Gloucester High School. She said students are adjusting to the new weapons detection system, which was implemented at the school late last month, with minimal problems.
Landry also said that the division enforcing its no cell phone policy has had a positive impact on school culture. “I see kids talking to each other again,” she said.
One problem Landry did raise to the board is the lack of seating during lunch, citing that two of her friend...