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Assessment determines Clendenin Elementary nearly a total loss
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
CLENDENIN, W.Va. — Nearly all of Clendenin Elementary School in Kanawha County was destroyed in the June 23 flood.
Confirmation of that came out of a county assessment, being submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday, which showed damage to 96.9 percent of the building — based on total value — along the Elk River, according to Dave Hardy, a...
Kanawha school board considers social media policy
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Kanawha County’s school board is considering three policies, including a “social media policy” in which the district claims wide latitude to monitor communications. Other policies would almost completely ban animals from school property, and lay out punishments for employees who don’t complete trainings.
Kanawha school board members had an official first reading of...
PEIA sees jump in claims after uncertainty over benefits
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
The Public Employees Insurance Agency is seeing a $21 million jump in medical claims, which officials hope is a “run on benefits” by insurees who were uncertain about whether the West Virginia Legislature would fully fund the health insurance program.
“We’re hoping we’re seeing a blip, and not an emerging trend,” Chief Financial Officer Jason Haught told the...
Two Richwood schools to begin school year in portables
By Matt Maccaro, WV MetroNews
RICHWOOD, W.Va. — The June 23 flood has forced Richwood High School and Middle School to begin the school year in portables.
The Nicholas County Board of Education met Thursday night at a special public meeting to discuss contingency plans for the fast approaching school year.
“We are in no way capable of making a statement or a determination as to what we will be...
Philip Barbour teacher reflects on day student took classroom hostage
By Erin Beck, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Nearly a year has passed since a 14-year-old student with a gun took Twila Smith’s classroom hostage. But she still feels uneasy around open doors.
On Aug. 25, 2015, Smith, a teacher at Philip Barbour High School, was preparing to teach her sixth-period world studies class when the freshman student, who had missed her first-period class, hurried...