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Shenandoah board moves out of closed session, approves personnel and adopts resolutions on patriotic education and reduced screen use

Shenandoah County School Board · January 12, 2026
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Summary

The board certified its closed session, approved personnel as presented in closed session, appointed Whitney Pence as a trustee, adopted a resolution commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary (with an amendment) and unanimously passed a resolution encouraging balanced instruction and reduced student screen time.

At the Jan. 8 meeting the Shenandoah County School Board acted on governance and policy matters that included routine personnel actions and two districtwide resolutions.

At the start of the meeting the superintendent recommended a closed session "under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act" to discuss personnel and student scholastic records; the board moved, seconded and entered closed session and later reconvened to adopt the certification resolution that only exempted matters were…

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