Alan Rodriguez Espinoza

Teachers, first responders and other essential workers got their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination event last week. VPM spoke to several, asking why they choose to get inoculated.

Local health districts in Central Virginia held a mass vaccination event for pre-registered essential workers, like teachers, police and firefighters. At the event, officials addressed the state’s lagging health metrics.

On Tuesday night, Richmond School Superintendent Jason Kamras presented his proposed budget to the school board, and explained why no new schools may be built until 2024.

Chesterfield County only received 1,000 vaccines from the state Monday, a small fraction of its original request. According to a staff email from Chesterfield Superintendent Merv Daugherty. Chesterfield schools will only get 750 doses, forcing the district to adjust its vaccination efforts.

Superintendent Jason Kamras’ time with Richmond Public Schools has been put up for debate, according to a recent report from the Richmond Free Press. The article says the school board is unsure whether to extend his contract for two years or four.

Virginia is encouraging local school division to gradually move back to in-person instruction, days after teachers and school staff were announced to be part of the next stage of vaccinations.

During its first work session of 2021, the Henrico school board elected new leadership, discussed vaccines for teachers and addressed its delayed reopening timeline.

Health departments in the Richmond region will begin their next phase of vaccinations next week. City officials explained who’s next during a virtual press conference Wednesday.

Henrico schools are delaying their return to in-person instruction until further notice, citing a shortage of nurses.

Last Wednesday's riot marked the first time the U.S. Capitol was forcefully breached since 1814, when British forces marched into Washington D.C. and set fire to the White House and Congress. But the 1814 burning of Washington was not the only violent event in history evoked by the riot.