Drug testing for Montgomery County schools
July 27, 2011
The threat of new drug screening policies loom over area schools.
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School board, parents angered by Blacksburg High School decision
September 22, 2010
Dozens of parents, teachers and residents expressed frustrations to the school board Tuesday night over the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors' sudden vote to repair the old Blacksburg High School building instead of constructing a new one.
No resolution in work session on future of Blacksburg, Auburn schools
August 31, 2010
The Montgomery County School Board met in a special work session with the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Monday night to determine a long-term solution to a long-term problem.
Parents ask for increased taxes, new schools
August 11, 2010
Montgomery County residents are asking for higher property taxes in order to pay for new schools for their children.
School board grapples with taxes, BHS plans
July 28, 2010
The Montgomery County School Board, after struggling with the decision of where to send students in the fall, now faces a new dilemma: Quickly crafting a long-term plan for Blacksburg High School.
School board faced with BHS decisions
July 21, 2010
Engineers have ruled the Feb. 13 collapse of the Blacksburg High School gymnasium a result of "a snow event" and faulty building construction.
July 7, 2010
Agreement to move of BMS students to OCMS not achieved easily
July 7, 2010
After nearly five hours of nerve-fraying debate and a total of ten separate failed motions in front of a packed, electric audience, the Montgomery County School Board grudgingly hashed out a plan for where Blacksburg High School students will attend schoo
January 22, 2009
A former employee has filed an antidiscrimination suit against the Montgomery County School Board in federal court alleging she was discharged in retaliation for her repeated complaints regarding religious hostility in the workplace.
Middle school's future remains in limbo
September 24, 2008
The old Blacksburg Middle School structure on South Main Street remains deserted, though it has not hosted classes since a new secondary school opened for students in 2002.