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A person on the inside at Waynesboro Public Schools defended the controversial hire of a former love interest of the current superintendent to me this week by telling me that it’s actually the assistant superintendent who is in charge of hiring.
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We’re now two weeks since the Sept. 2 shooting at Westwood Hills Elementary School, and Waynesboro Police told us today that it can’t give us a timeframe for when it expects its investigation into the shooting might be complete.
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Several readers asked us to look into the placement of Kristi Williams, the former president and CEO of the now-shuttered local United Way, into a position as a special education teacher at the high school for the current school year.
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The local Boys & Girls Club chapter is planning to have a virtual learning support option for Westwood Hills Elementary School families who feel they need additional time to process the Sept. 2 shooting at the school operational no later than Oct. 5.
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Westwood Hills Elementary School will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 17, “for students ready to return,” according to an update from Waynesboro Public Schools that went out on Friday.
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Before you get too upset about how little Waynesboro is set to get from the 2026-27 School Security Equipment Grant program, keep in mind, the applications would have been filed weeks ago.
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Westwood Hills Elementary School is closed again on Thursday, and it’s not hard to figure that Waynesboro Public Schools should just look at getting things open there again next week, after the Sept. 2 shooting.
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At last count, 20 current teachers have reached out to us in recent weeks to share specific concerns about the status quo inside Waynesboro Public Schools.
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Westwood Hills Elementary School will be closed on Friday, and then next Tuesday, after the Labor Day holiday, according to a release from Waynesboro Public Schools issued Thursday evening.
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It seemed like Waynesboro Superintendent Jeffrey Cassell was trying to tell us that the young man who broke into Westwood Hills Elementary School, shot a school staffer, then turned the gun on himself, had no history with the city school system.
We don’t take press releases or official statements as the final word. Digging in to get the whole story takes time and resources.