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‘Hear us, we don’t feel safe’ School board approves campus security specialists; discusses student walkouts and advocacy By Hannah Dellinger Times sTaff wriTer
The Fauquier County School Board voted this week to approve funding for new security and safety specialists at all three of the division’s high schools. Fauquier County Public Schools is already in the process of screening candidates for the three new unsworn security positions, Superintendent David Jeck said at the board’s Feb. 26 meeting. Every member of the board except Don Mason (Lee District) voted to allocate existing funding to hire the new security staff.
See SAFE, page 4
COURTESY PHOTO Liberty High School principal Sam Cox called a student walkout at the Bealeton school last week “meaningful and organized.” School officials say students are anxious, with some refusing to participate in fire drills for fear of being shot.
‘Not losing hope’ on new library
County officials signal willingness not to put project on back burner By Leland Schwartz Times sTaff wriTer
and Jonathan Hunley ConTribuTing wriTer
There’s new hope for a new Warrenton library, according to the Fauquier County supervisor who represents the town. Design work on the planned $15 million structure was slated to start in fiscal 2019, which begins July 1. But the project seemingly was put on the back burner by the county government. More than $9 million had been budgeted to be spent on the library in fiscal 2019, but new capital
plans released by County Administrator Paul McCulla recently have that work being put off for at least five years. That has flustered library enthusiasts, some of whom came to a recent Fauquier Board of Supervisors meeting wearing badges that said, “Love (heart) My Library.” But Supervisor Chris Granger (R-Center) told the Warrenton Town Council recently that “the subject of the library is not dead” and that there might be some positive developments by the time the county budget process is over by the end of March. “There are a number of things going on in
Highland girls win a conference basketball title for first time in nine years. Sports, page 25 INSIDE Calendar ............................................33 Classified ...........................................35 Communities .....................................31 Education ..........................................16
the background, so I’m not losing hope on this,” Granger said in his monthly update to the council. “We may be able to pick something up and proceed with the project on Waterloo Street that the library board has endorsed, and we’re hoping we can move forward.” Adding to the positive outlook on what looked like a project completely on hold, Councilwoman At-Large Sunny Reynolds told her colleagues she asked the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce if it would send a resolution in favor of a new library to the supervisors.
See LIBRARY, page 10
Polster seeks re-election to Warrenton Town Council. Page 15 High School Scene.............................13 Farming ...............................................6 Libraries ............................................17 Opinion................................................8 Obituaries ..........................................19
Public Safety ........................................3 Puzzles ..............................................24 Real Estate.........................................30 Religion .............................................18 Sports ................................................25
A hero’s recognition, long overdue. Page 14