It’s been a busy week in Alexandria.
As teachers fought for a pay raise, Alexandria City High School (ACHS) students walked out of the classrooms in protest against Alexandria City Public Schools leadership stonewalling a lunchtime program.
Titan Lunch was a proposed replacement for an earlier Lunch and Learn program that allowed students to meet with clubs or teachers during their lunch period. A student committee met with school administration and worked on crafting a compromise that would keep the core of “Lunch and Learn” intact while adding security measures.
In an email to the ACHS community, Principal Peter Balas said during meetings with the school district’s senior leadership team it became apparent that “safety and security concerns, in addition to the logistical and operational challenges” would keep the program from moving forward during the current school year.
While organizers said Interim Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt has yet to meet with the student committee that put together the activity proposal, the ACHS PTSA wrote a letter to the school system supporting the Titan Lunch proposal.
The most-read stories this week were:
- Alexandria City High School students organize walk out protesting cancelation of lunchtime activities
- With Alexandria seeing more residential development conversions, city leaders discuss pushing for greater ‘voluntary’ contributions
- No arrest after woman robbed at gunpoint in Old Town Saturday night
- UPDATED: Alexandria BIPOC-focused grant program delayed by lawsuit from local engineering firm
- JUST IN: Visit Alexandria unveils new city branding
- JUST IN: Suspect on run in shooting ‘mistakenly’ released from jail after arrest
- Alexandria teachers want smaller classes and bigger raises
- Notes: Neighboring Arlington embroiled in single-family zoning fight Alexandria has avoided… so far
- Woodbridge man arrested after stabbing incident in West End
- APD investigates shots fired in the West End
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