It’s the penultimate week of the year and it was a busy one.
The biggest story this week was a series of fights at Alexandria City High School on Wednesday. Two students were arrested for assault and battery.
Alexandria City Public Schools closed the campus and switched to virtual learning on Thursday and Friday (today) with a pledge from the the school division that administration will work to devise a plan for additional measures to be implemented early next year. Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said “the plan will include severe consequences for any disruptive behavior.”
The most-read stories this week were:
- JUST IN: Alexandria City High School ‘placed on hold status’ after multiple fights at the school (17084 views)
- Mae’s Market and Virginia’s Darling in Old Town closing (6367 views)
- Notes: Landmark bar scores high on national dive bar cuisine ranking (5436 views)
- Police: Two students charged with assault and battery after Alexandria City High School brawls (4529 views)
- Alexandria City High School going virtual today and tomorrow after school fights (3889 views)
- Underutilized Alexandria park’s transformation into parkour playground to kick off next year (3507 views)
- First Lady Jill Biden announces departure from Alexandria’s Northern Virginia Community College (3029 views)
