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Va. Code § 22.1-279.8(B), (D)-(F)
Va. Code § 22.1-279.8(B), (D)-(F). Official publisher text.
Source notes
Official Code of Virginia, § 22.1-279.8; cited school-safety audit provisions.
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Va. Code § 2.2-3705.2(4), (13)-(14)
Va. Code § 2.2-3705.2(4), (13)-(14). Official publisher text.
Source notes
Official Code of Virginia, § 2.2-3705.2; cited public-safety record exclusions.
Policies & proceduresArchived file
Historical: Family & Community Engagement Policy, 2023–2024
District family-engagement policy linked from Discovery STEM Academy’s Title I page, outlining participation, communication and family-engagement expectations.
Source notes & file details
Newport News Public Schools. Historical edition. Cover says updated/adopted August 2023, while the interior repeats November 2021; leave exact adoption date blank and retain the inconsistency. Content is district policy, not a Discovery-specific improvement plan. Source contents verified October 8, 2026.
File: nnps-family-engagement-policy-2023-2024.pdf
Schools & transportationArchived file
NNPS 2026–2027 Operating Hours
One-page district schedule listing student, office, half-day and early-dismissal hours, including Discovery STEM Academy and PEEP Schedule C.
Source notes & file details
Newport News Public Schools. Rolling URL; edition on retrieved document is 2026–2027. It records operating hours, not an approved traffic routing or duty plan. Source contents verified October 8, 2026.
File: nnps-operating-hours-2026-2027.pdf
FOIA responsesArchived file
Discovery STEM Academy safety audit — April 2025 FOIA response correspondence
LaDonna Seely and Lynn Spratley correspondence concerning request G008933-040425, treatment of an interaction as a verbal request and access to a school safety audit.
Source notes & file details
Agency and requester correspondence on April 4, 2025; top Spratley reply is dated in the rendered email header. This is a response chain, not the safety audit itself. A separate entry records the April 17 arrangement for review of a redacted audit. Requester assertions remain attributed to the requester. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.
File: seely-discovery-safety-audit-2025-public.pdf
FOIA responsesArchived file
Lynn Spratley — arrangement to review a redacted Discovery STEM Academy safety audit
Chief Deputy City Attorney correspondence stating that NNPS will arrange review of a redacted Discovery STEM Academy safety audit.
Source notes & file details
Spratley reply dated April 17, 2025 in the rendered email header. The agency discusses excluding vulnerability-assessment components and cites its statutory basis. This reply does not contain the audit or establish that a review occurred. Publication copy; private contact details removed where present. Original retained separately.
File: spratley-discovery-safety-review-public.pdf
Policies & proceduresArchived file
NNPD OPS 350 Traffic Direction & Control
Newport News Police Department published operational policy or procedure: OPS 350 Traffic Direction & Control.
Source notes & file details
Published by the official agency and linked at https://www.nnva.gov/2287/Operational. Source checked October 1, 2026. The department publishes selected policies; safety-sensitive procedures may be excluded or redacted. This links the publisher’s posted version. No effective date is inferred from the index. The posted PDF first page states Date of Issue: 02/10/2025. The document date reflects that issue date.
File: nnpolice-policy-282.pdf
Schools & transportationArchived file
Discovery STEM Academy Campus Safety and Traffic Management Proposal
Safety and traffic management proposal for Discovery STEM Academy.
Used in this story
Source notes & file details
Submitted by Gaskin & Associates Consulting Group, LLC.
File: Discovery-STEM-Academy-Campus-Safety-and-Traffic-Management-Proposal.pdf
Schools & transportationArchived file
Newport News Public Schools Efficiency and Capacity Proposal
School capacity, staffing, transportation and cost proposal for Newport News Public Schools.
Discovery STEM: traffic safety and decisionsNNPS boundaries and capacity: community studyNNPS school changes: staffing, access and net cost
Source notes & file details
Submitted by Gaskin & Associates Consulting Group, LLC.
File: Newport-News-Public-Schools-Efficiency-and-Capacity-Proposal.pdf