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A student urged the board to strengthen guidance counseling services; a local attorney and parent raised legal and implementation concerns about proposed redistricting, warning of emotional harm and urging least-restrictive alternatives. Board members acknowledged the comments and said stakeholder input informed adjustments.
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After stakeholder input and logistical review, the Washington County School Board approved targeted changes to proposed transportation zones, including keeping portions of Spring Valley Road at High Point Elementary and reassigning a small Rust Hollow group to Addington Elementary; board directed staff to prepare enrollment and route impacts.
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Superintendent Dr. Keith Perrigan presented a bus-only transportation-zone plan designed to rebalance school enrollments and shorten many student bus rides; the board heard detailed maps, enrollment projections and next steps and did not take final action — a vote is expected at a January meeting.
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Nurse Paula Nichols told the school board Washington County Public Schools has met Project Adam standards across all 16 schools — adding or upgrading 73 AEDs, tying cardiac-response training and monthly checks to emergency plans and receiving a recorded commendation from a pediatric cardiologist.
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The Washington County School Board voted unanimously to approve revisions to its six-year comprehensive plan after staff presented new enrollment projections showing modest declines over the next decade.
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The school board recognized a High Point Elementary teacher who saved a student, a custodian for extended service, and an Abingdon High teacher named state foreign-language teacher of the year; board members publicly thanked the employees and posed for photos.
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Superintendent and board members said the division will host a multi-speaker artificial-intelligence symposium and follow with guidance revisions to the districts recently adopted AI policy, focusing on teacher best practices and student plagiarism concerns.
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A new two-year Teachers for Tomorrow/early-childhood program at the EO building is growing and producing employable graduates. The teacher and students described dual-enrollment, workplace placements at a local childcare center and early employment outcomes.
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District leaders told the board the Washington County Public Schools operating budget is roughly $127 million and described first‑quarter adjustments driven by supplemental carryovers and several unbudgeted grants.
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Superintendent Dr. Perrigan said two incidents — a fake weapon and an actual weapon — were reported to administrators at Gladespring Middle School and Holston High School; school staff notified school resource officers and a debrief is scheduled.