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U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Photo contributed Photo June 25 - July 1, 2020 online at www.connectionnewspapers.com News Now Oﬀ ers ATTENTION ADVANCED School Board Votes to Change the 25% Lee High School Name OFF on CONSTRUCTION The Fairfax County School Board has vot- students, staff, and members of the commu- All Our Work ed to change the name of Robert E. Lee High nity feel safe and supported.” Derenak Kau- School, and will gather community input fax and at-large member Karen Keys-Gamar- prior to voting on the new name on July 23. ra initiated the name change. The new name will go into effect with the A community meeting is scheduled for start of the 2020-21 school year. Wednesday, July 15, for community members Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand submit- to provide feedback on the recommended ted his recommendations for a new name names for the school. Additional details about for the school as new business at the School the community meeting will be announced in Board’s business meeting on June 23. A one- the near future. Citizens are also welcome month public comment period begins today. to submit their feedback to Region3admin@ Brabrand’s recommendations include the fcps.edu. The School Board will hold a public following: hearing on the name change on Wednesday, John Lewis (U.S. Congressman), Barack July 22, at 4 p.m. Information on citizen par- Obama, Mildred Loving, Cesar Chavez, Leg- ticipation is available online. acy, and Central Springfield. • We install All Types of New Windows The School Board has the final say on the On commercial buildings and homes. new name and can consider the superinten- Bulletin Board dent’s recommendations or choose a differ- • We also specialize in all building renovation. Submit civic/community announce- ent name. ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/ • We do Flooring Work, Plumbing Work and Electrical Work. School Board vice chair and Lee District Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome. representative Tamara Derenak Kaufax said, Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least We also Do Building Stucco and Cement Concrete Work. “We are grateful for the feedback provid- two weeks before the event. ed by the community during this process. COMMUNITY MARKET We install a new rubber roof at the low cost of $1 per square foot We have carefully considered their input, and will be moving forward with the name AT WORKHOUSE and we also do all types of parking lot Paving on blacktop work. The Workhouse Arts Center announces change at Lee High School. As I stated in a new Community Market initia- February when this process began, Con- tive in partnership with the South Family Operated for over 25 years. • All Work is Guaranteed. federate values are ones that do not align Fairfax Chamber of Commerce every with our community. I have seen the pain Saturday beginning June 27 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Community Market Call us now at (267) 345-5019 and hurt that these names have inflicted on friends, colleagues, and community mem- See Bulletin, Page 5 bers. Our schools need to be places where all

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Rodney Lusk, Lee District Supervisor “There is the need for a softer touch on some issues in our community. Imagine police running up to someone who is in the middle of a mental health crisis and demanding that person to put his hands up. That person is not in the condition to process all of that. If the police don’t understand that, they may make the wrong decision.”

Karla Bruce, Chief Equity Officer “There’s just a fundamental distrust of government in the community in particular among the communities that are most negatively impacted. … I Source: Fairfax County Police Department think we’ve heard from the community an interest in taking a broader view of public safety and one that would be inclusive of understanding the root ‘We Can’t Wait Until 2021’ causes and underlying factors and putting as much emphasis into addressing Calls for police reform those.” Steve Descano, intensify in the days since Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attor- ney Fairfax officer charged “The best person to respond to a situation is not always a person who holds a with assault for tasing man gun. … Once people are in that system there is a narrow window of what that in Gum Springs. system can do. It pushes that individual down that path to more recidivism.” By Ken Moore The Connection Pat Herrity, he institution of policing dates back to the Springfield Supervisor institution of slavery. “It has to be acknowl- “We need to do something to not just edged as such. What happened 400 years Screenshot of video released by FCPD address our community in crisis but Tago is actually manifesting itself in practice Fairfax County Police Officer Tyler Timberlake our [police] department in crisis. The today,” said Fairfax County Chief Equity Officer Karla was charged with assault after shooting a taser department really has lost confidence Bruce. directly into a Black man’s neck. in its chief.” “Here’s what we know,” said Sean Perryman, head of the Fairfax County NAACP. “In a county where black In the released video, officers and fire rescue person- people make up a little bit less than 10 percent of the nel are calmly responding when officer Timberlake population, we make up nearly 50 percent of the use enters the scene with his taser drawn. Then he can be of force. That’s it. That alone should have every Board seen with his knees on the man’s back when he uses Sean Perryman, of Supervisor demanding answers and reform.” his taser again, directly to the man’s neck. NAACP Data has to be available and examined to impact “It was gut wrenching for me to watch that video,” “It should be equally disturbing that policy and practice, both Bruce and Perryman said in said Lee District supervisor Rodney Lusk, also chair- some elected officials seem to have no separate meetings last week, and the data proves how man of the Board’s Public Safety Committee. recognition that black people have a Black and Latinx communities are disproportionately “They are criminal acts which violate our oath of of- very different lived experience than and negatively impacted. fice, and they ignore the sanctity of human life,” said white people when it comes to law “We’ve had this data for a long time, but we’re now Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Fairfax County Police enforcement.” seeing protests across all 50 states,” said Perryman. Chief. “The data has always been there and black people Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano charged have always said that we are being policed different- Timberlake with three counts of assault. ly.” What would have happened if there was no vid- Daniel Storck, Last week, the Fairfax County Chapter of the NAACP eo? The Mount Vernon police district uses body worn Mount Vernon Supervisor held a Town Hall on June 16, and listed eight demands cameras because it was part of a pilot study, but the “Neighborhood patrols for me are a for police reform, including reporting long-promised Board of Supervisors had defunded plans to expand big deal. We don’t do enough of them. data on disparities in police enforcement, removing the body worn cameras to the rest of the county be- … I think it’s an important part of how police from schools, equipping all officers with body cause of the financial impact of the Covid-19 crisis. we change the dynamic at least in the worn cameras, and more. Shortly after the incident, the Board reversed Mount Vernon community and other “There is urgency here,” said Perryman. “I’m not course and now will go forward with implementing communities that have had histories sure people are recognizing that. This needs to be ad- body worn cameras. of policing that may have been less dressed.” “The number one thing is accountability, account- positive.” ability is a must,” said Descano. “If you’re going to BODY WORN CAMERAS are the reason authorities collect that video you have to have someone who is could see the actions of Officer Tyler Timberlake, who going to watch all of it.” used his taser multiple times on a Black man who did See Police Reform, Page 11 not appear to be a threat on June 10 in Gum Springs. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke / Fairfax / Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton / Springfield v June 25 - July 1, 2020 v 3 Opinion

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Terminate Memoranda of Understanding with US Park Police Executive Vice President Jerry Vernon To: Fairfax County Chairman Delgado to acknowledge the use of has not released the name of the expect of law enforcement. There 703-549-0004 Jeffrey C. McKay, Supervisor Daniel teargas who was then contradicted driver who was killed. seems to be very little training, [email protected] T. Storck, Supervisor Rodney L. by Acting Chief Gregory T. Mona- Finally, we are all aware of the oversight or control of its officers. Lusk; Mayor Justin M. Wilson, City han. situation involving Bijan Ghaisar The USPP transparency practices Managing Editor Kemal Kurspahic of Alexandria; Chairman Libby The day before, on May 31, who was shot 10 times including are non-existent. While the USPP Art/Design: Garvey, Arlington 2020 a recent West Potomac H.S. 4 times in the head about two operates under the oversight of Laurence Foong, John Heinly, graduate and area resident, Mi- blocks from my house on Nov. 17, federal authorities, they do have Ali Khaligh Dear Chairmen McKay and Garvey, chael Cunningham, was killed in a 2017. Mr. Ghaisar was unarmed, a a memorandum of understanding Production Manager: Geovani Flores Mayor Wilson, Supervisors Storck single car accident on the George victim of a minor traffic accident, (MOU) with the Arlington, Alex- and Lusk: Washington Memorial Parkway and it has been confirmed that his andria and Fairfax County Police As you know, on Monday, June near the Mount Vernon Estate pursuit and the shooting violated which also shares jurisdiction with CIRCULATION 1, 2020, the United States Park where two other individuals were numerous USPP policies. Very little the Parkway. Circulation Manager: Ann Oliver Police (USPP) used tear gas on injured. As of this writing, we do explanation has been given about We are aware that Arlington [email protected] citizens at Lafayette Square who not believe a statement has ever that incident. County withdrew its officers -af were peacefully exercising their been issued by the USPP about the The USPP public statements ter the Lafayette Square incident constitutional rights prior to any fatal accident. One reporter we seem to be driven more by politi- and are currently reviewing their curfew. While clearing the crowd, are aware of made an inquiry and cal considerations and self-interest MOU. However, we would ask that they also assaulted a journalist received a two-sentence response rather than building public trust. your jurisdictions terminate your who was taking video of the event. which did not even identify the The Department also appears to memoranda of understanding with The next day, they issued a public victim. operate under a set of principles the USPP until your local police statement denying the use of tear- On Sept. 13, 2019, a different which are wholly inconsistent with chief has certified the following: gas. This was later contradicted fatal accident occurred about half the traditions, restrictions, over- v That all USPP officers have by WUSA 9 who found a teargas a mile further north near the Strat- sight and transparency that the cit- completed diversity training; canister which caused USPP pub- ford Landing interchange on the izens of Fairfax County, Arlington lic relations officer, Sgt. Eduardo Parkway. As of today, the USPP still County and the City of Alexandria See Letters, Page 10 4 v Burke / Fairfax / Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton / Springfield v June 25 - July 1, 2020 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Bulletin Board

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is designed to help businesses rebuild during Virginia’s Phase II reopening in a unique setting all while keeping local arts alive. Sur- rounded by historic buildings, the Workhouse offers a unique venue for Fairfax and Prince William businesses and organizations to market and sell goods and services. The outdoor environment provides greater exposure to traditional brick and mortar businesses as well as a way for community to shop in a safer way during Phase I and Phase II of re-opening the local economy. The address is 9601 Ox Rd, Lorton. Interested vendors should contact Elena Romanova at elenaromanova@workhousearts. org.

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www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke / Fairfax / Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton / Springfield v June 25 - July 1, 2020 v 5 News Honoring the Confederacy Does Not Honor Black Lives Seven descendants of Confederate colonel support renaming of Mosby Woods Elementary. Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection By Mercia Hobson The lion, already painted on the wall of Fairfax High’s field- The Connection house – shown during a past graduation ceremony there – is now the school’s new mascot.

s mass movements across the United States and Virginia respond to gener- ations of police brutality and systemic Fairfax High Lions Aracism toppling Confederate statues and holding protests, members of the Fairfax County School Board are using their power to Instead of Rebels effect change. They are in the process of removing Confederate names from County schools. Fol- lowing the June 8 submission of a Forum Topic Photo by FCPS Next name change could be Request to the Fairfax County School Board to re- Photo by FCPS Fairfax County School name Mosby Woods Elementary School in Fairfax Fairfax County School Board Member Karen Lanier Middle School. by School Board members Karl Frisch (D-Prov- Board Member Karl Keys-Gamarra (D-Mem- idence) and Karen Keys-Gamarra (D-Member- Frisch (D-Providence) ber-at-Large) By Bonnie Hobbs at-Large), on Thursday, June 18, The Connection the Board unanimously approved to support the topic and move for- n the wave of the Black Lives ward in the process. Matter Movement – plus the The elementary school was Ianti-Confederate sentiment named for Colonel John Singleton sweeping the country – Fairfax Mosby, a Confederate army cavalry High’s mascot and teams will no battalion commander. Frisch said longer be the Rebels. Instead, at the June 18 meeting, “Over the they’ll be called the Lions. past two weeks, I have had conver- Principal Erin Lenart made sations about this important mat- the announcement last Thurs- Courtesy of Ginny Cate ter with Mosby Woods’ Principal, day afternoon, June 18. And The new, Lions Run street PTA leadership, and stakeholders, accordingly, that night, the sign has already replaced as well as the Regional Assistant Fairfax City School Board held Rebel Run. Superintendent and many of you, a special meeting and changed my School Board colleagues... As the name of the street leading building from Fairfax County evidenced by our Board’s work to to the school from Rebel Run to when it incorporated into a city rename other schools, we cannot Source Google Maps Lion Run. These changes are ef- in 1961. The facility was then live up to that standard if we force Mosby Woods Elementary School in Fairfax, VA fective immediately. called Sidney Lanier Intermedi- students to attend schools named School Board Chairman Car- ate School, and the core name in honor of the racist vestiges of our past — especially ally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slav- olyn Pitches explained them continued, as well, when it later as we seek to combat racism in our present. In other ery in the United States, seven descendants of Mosby – as well as what’s next on the became a middle school. words, a school system that honors the Confederacy wrote to Frisch and the Fairfax County School board horizon – in a statement to par- “As all naming rights of the cannot honor black lives. We owe it to our students, members stating their position. ents and the community. Re- City’s school buildings and facil- staff, and communities to take decisive action and garding the team name-change, ities are the responsibility of the demonstrate the sense of urgency that these and oth- THE SIGNED LETTER read in part: “...In solidarity she said, “While this is solely a City of Fairfax School Board, I er issues deserve.” with Black Lives Matter and the peaceful demonstra- principal decision, the City of have asked our Superintendent, tion against the continued oppression of people of Fairfax School Board fully sup- Dr. Phyllis Pajardo, to develop THE BOARD approved the Topic Forum Request on color going on across the U.S. and Europe, (we) re- ports Dr. Lenart and shares her a plan that includes multiple June 18. It came on the heels of the Board’s unani- spectfully request that you change the name of Mos- pride in officially becoming the opportunities for communi- mous consideration to begin a similar process for Rob- by Woods Elementary School... Mosby Woods was Fairfax High School Lions.” ty engagement,” said Pitches. ert E. Lee High School in Springfield, the only other founded in 1963, at a time when only 1.6 percent As for the street, Pitches said “The plan will be presented to high school in the County named after a Confederate of African American Students in Virginia attended it’s owned by the School Board, our board at our regular School leader. The Board set a precedent in 2017 when in a schools with white students...The choice of name so that’s why it has jurisdiction Board Meeting on Monday, July vote of 7-4; it approved to rename J.E.B. Stuart High clearly designated what is now your school as an in- to change its name. This street 6.” School to Justice High School. The name change took stitution where black students were not welcome... was named Rebel Run in 1972 The Board expects to begin effect for the 2019-20 School Year. We must also consider the message this sends to to reflect the school’s team public engagement later this In their Request, Frisch and Keys-Gamarra wrote: white students who may through their home envi- name. And now, she said, Lion summer, concluding in the fall, “In its strategic plan, the Board commits to fostering ronment or social media be susceptible to the pro- Run will do the same. with a possible vote in Septem- “a responsive, caring, and inclusive culture where all paganda of neo Nazis and white supremacists, who In addition, the Board vot- ber or October on whether to feel valued, and hopeful.” According to Frisch, the have openly opposed the removal of confederate ed to open public comment on change the school’s name. Fol- process for Mosby Woods Elementary School would memorials...We the undersigned do not claim to rep- possibly changing the name of lowing the July meeting, it will start when the current renaming process underway resent the views of all of Mosby’s descendants...We Lanier Middle School. inform the community of all the for Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield conclud- are, however, in complete agreement that the sym- It was named by Fairfax ways the public may provide ed. An updated timeline detailed two public hearings, bols and history of the Confederacy have been so ef- County Public Schools in 1959 input and ask questions. Mean- a community meeting and final board vote on a new fectively misrepresented and co-opted by proponents after poet Sidney Lanier, who while, residents are welcome to name for the high school on July 23, in time for the of white supremacy that there can be no justifica- served in the Confederate Army contact the Board by emailing new school year. tion for “honoring” Confederate military figures by from 1861-1865. The City of [email protected] or In a letter dated the next day, June 19, which coin- displaying monuments of them or having roads or Fairfax acquired the land and calling 703-293-7131. cidentally occurred on Juneteenth, the oldest nation- schools named after them.” 6 v Burke / Fairfax / Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton / Springfield v June 25 - July 1, 2020 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Four Road Projects Move Forward The intersection of the Fairfax County Parkway in Transportation and Popes Head Road is a focal point of one of the Approval Chain four projects.

Road projects are spread Photos by Mike Salmon/ The Connection throughout Fairfax County.

By Mike Salmon and sometimes jointly fund trans- The Connection portation projects with the NVTA, their information stated. ransportation in Fairfax NVTA’s revenues result from County got a boost late- legislation enacted by the Virgin- ly when the Northern ia General Assembly in 2013 via TVirginia Transportation House Bill 2313, which taps into Authority moved forward on four three existing taxes – Sales Tax, projects in the county that are de- Grantor’s Tax, and Transient Occu- signed to help traffic congestion. pancy Tax – which were increased The four projects are the Rich- in Northern Virginia to generate mond Highway Widening from the NVTA’s annual revenues of ap- Mount Vernon Memorial Highway/ proximately $300 million. In addi- Jeff Todd Way to Sherwood Hall tion, the NVTA can finance projects Lane in the Alexandria section of through the issuance of long-term the county; the Rolling Road Wid- bonds. NVTA revenues would be ening project from Hunter Village used to repay debt service on the Drive to Old Keene Mill Road in bonds. Springfield; Fairfax County Park- The Richmond Highway Wid- way Widening from Lee Highway ening project is a $372 million (Route 29) to Nomes Court; the project that will widen Richmond Soapstone Drive Extension from Highway from four to six lanes, Sunset Hills Road to Sunrise Val- add separate bicycle lanes and ley Drive in Reston. The Soapstone sidewalks on both sides of the Same Company, Same Employees, Drive Extension is a Fairfax County road, and reserve median width to DOT project, and the other three accommodate Fairfax County’s fu- Same Great Value - Now Celebrating 20 Years! are state projects and are listed ture dedicated bus-only lanes. currently on the Virginia Depart- The Rolling Road-Old Keene Mill ment of Transportation webpage Road project in Springfield will TWO POOR TEACHERS under “In Design.” widen a portion of Rolling Road According to the NVTA, these that is currently a choke point for Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling projects were picked because traffic in the area, and improve they compared the congestion re- portions of Old Keene Mill Road duction relative to the cost of the near the intersection with Rolling project, and these four projects Road. Both of these together have are aimed at reducing congestion a price tag of $78.9 million. The which is a quantitative factor re- Old Keene Mill Road Intersection ferred to as Congestion Reduction construction is scheduled to begin Relative to Cost (CRRC) impact in late 2020, and the Rolling Road of the respective projects, looking Widening Construction will begin out to a 2040 horizon, NVTA said. in early 2024. With the backing from the NVTA, The Fairfax County Parkway the funding will be in place to the Widening project includes work completion of the project, said NV- on the Popes Head Road inter- TA’S Monica Backmon. change which is presently a big That doesn’t mean bulldozers chokepoint for traffic on the will roll out any sooner than origi- parkway. Officials are looking nally planned, but funding will be at several different options for • Electrical (ELE) Fully Insured & Class A Licensed in place and that “definitely helps the interchange but are leaning • Gas Fitting (GFC) Since 1999 10% down getting to the ultimate goal which towards the option with triple • Heating Ventilation and Air is completion,” Backmon said. roundabouts that will allow traffic nothing until the job The NVTA regularly partners to flow freely via two new bridg- Conditioning (HVA) is complete for the with the two state agencies that es over Fairfax County Parkway. • Plumbing (PLB) past 17 years are heavily involved in surface The rest of the $290 million proj- • Residential Building (RBC) transportation in Northern Virgin- ect will widen about five miles ia – VDOT and the Virginia De- of Fairfax County Parkway from partment of Rail and Public Trans- four lanes to six between Route Free Estimates 703-999-2928 portation (DRPT). Both VDOT 29 (Lee Highway) and Route 123 Check if your contractor is licensed at the state level and DRPT have their own funding (Ox Road). Construction is sched- http://www.DPOR.virginia.gov sources for transportation projects uled to begin in late 2022. Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke / Fairfax / Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton / Springfield v June 25 - July 1, 2020 v 7 News Local Students Preparing for Fall Like No Other Receive Sheriffs Area college students reflect on how pandemic Institute Scholarships affects their plans. By Bonnie Hobbs The Connection By Jess Kirby The Connection everal local students recently s the fall semester ap- Sreceived Virgin- proaches, Virginia col- ia Sheriffs Institute leges have begun to scholarships. Given William Samantha Amake plans to reopen to students pursuing Singleton Messina with precautions to keep stu- an education in crim- dents, faculty and staff safe from inal justice, they were COVID-19. presented by Fairfax Even living on campus, students County Sheriff Stacey will experience a very different Kincaid. version of college this fall. Students must at- James Madison University is tend Virginia colleges “putting in two one-hour blocks and universities and to clean the campus per day,” said must be in jurisdictions Daniel Dannyela Rivera Springfield resident and JMU stu- where sheriffs partic- Nephew Jiron dent Griffin Evans. The universi- ipate in fundraising ty is also considering prohibiting for this scholarship. Applicants safety of the United States by off-campus students, like Evans, Griffin Evans, Springfield, Andy Tran, Fairfax, George Ma- must include a personal essay identifying threats and provid- from having meal plans. James Madison University son University and a letter of recommendation ing decision makers with the in- Others do not know for sure from their county sheriff. formation they need to combat what their college will look like in “Before writing the letters, any threats.” the fall. I meet with each applicant to Throughout high school, she “There are no concrete plans learn more about their aca- excelled academically, graduat- for GMU’s fall 2020 semester as demic achievements, commu- ing in the top 10 percent of her of today. Classes with an option nity activities and career goals,” class, while also actively partic- for online sessions are preferred said Kincaid. “This year, in light ipating in field hockey, lacrosse over in-person sections, but class- of the COVID-19 pandemic, we and other clubs. She’s currently es that do not offer online sessions met via Zoom. I was inspired by a member of the Students De- are still in debate over whether to their diverse interests and en- mand Action chapter at GMU, make a push for online or in-per- thusiastic commitment to pub- where she advocates against son classes,” said Fairfax resident lic service.” gun violence in the community. and George Mason University stu- Here are the 2020 scholar- *Daniel Nephew is a GMU dent Andy Tran. ship winners: freshman with a 3.75 GPA. He’s Some students have fallen be- *William Singleton is a life- majoring in Criminology, Law hind because of the pandemic. long resident of Fairfax City and and Society with a concentra- “[COVID-19] has made me take is currently a junior at GMU, tion in Homeland Security and less classes to reduce risk and limit studying Criminology, Law and a minor in Intelligence Anal- time on campus. I would be taking Society. He’s made the Dean’s ysis. While living in Brazil, he six but I’m taking four in person List every semester and holds a developed a passion for crim- and one online. It is going to set Peter Nichols, Fairfax Station, 3.91 GPA. He also works nearly inal justice. After graduation, me back and I will have to take Kate Mansfield, Lorton, North- Northern Virginia Community 40 hours a week at Trader Joe’s. his dream is to become an FBI classes next summer to catch up,” ern Virginia Community College College He’s been a summer swim-team agent. “Every day I try to build said Evans. coach, youth basketball offi- myself better so I can meet their “I’m going to be taking para- Northern Virginia Community Col- cial and certified Red Cross in- high standards,” he said. medic classes which cannot be taken online,” said lege student and Lorton resident Kate Mansfield. “My structor and is also active in his Besides his academic sched- Northern Virginia Community College student and college plans have changed quite a bit without much church. ule, Nephew participated on Fairfax Station resident Peter Nichols. “I was planning notice.” In pursuit of a career in local GMU’s Army ROTC and Color to apply to Fairfax County Fire Rescue right after I got Some students would prefer to have classes online. law enforcement, Singleton has Guard/Drill Team. He’s also an my paramedic certification and my AAS in emergency “I prefer to have online classes, as they allow me begun talking to recruiters and active volunteer firefighter and services, but if they don’t have classes in the fall I’m more freedom in my day. In-person classes would be internship coordinators and EMT at a Fairfax County Volun- going to have to wait an entire semester or maybe less beneficial since social distancing means less social going to career fairs and ride- teer Fire and Rescue station and even another year to be able to apply. If they don’t end contact, and face masks are a huge distraction to stu- alongs. He hopes to someday is fluent in Spanish and Portu- up holding the classes I’m probably just going to go to dents and teachers,” said Tran. serve the community where he guese from his time abroad. a private, paramedic-focused institution to finish out “I would like to take as many online classes as I can grew up, Northern Virginia. *Dannyela Rivera Jiron is in my certification.” He says this will be more costly than because I like to work at my own pace, but for nursing *Samantha Messina is a her second year at Northern Vir- attending NOVA, but it will be faster. I feel like in-person classes would be required because freshman at GMU, majoring in ginia Community College, pur- it’s a hands-on job!” said Mansfield. Criminology with a concentra- suing a degree in Criminology ONE STUDENT has had her life turned upside down tion in Homeland Security and and Criminal Justice. She has a because of the pandemic. OVERALL, most students are thankful to be able to a minor in Intelligence Anal- 3.56 GPA and will attend GMU “My family was planning on moving at the end continue their education in the fall, even if things will ysis. In her first semester, she this fall. Her goal is to become a of this year, but then the world shut down so those be different. earned a 4.0 GPA. After grad- police officer. She says the field plans got put on hold. When things began to open up “As a freshman, my college plans are flexible and uation, she wants to work for of law enforcement provides the opportunity came to move in a couple of weeks, not yet set in stone. Though I see my friends less of- the Department of Homeland the opportunity to make a dif- so my parents took it. Now I have to transfer all my ten, I am personally not too affected by these circum- Security or the Department of credits and find a school in Pennsylvania. I’m think- stances as I am still attaining the education I need Justice. Said Messina: “I want See Scholarships, ing of transferring to another community college for for my career,” said Tran. “COVID-19 is just a minor to play a crucial role in the Page 10 RN [registered nursing] to get my RN degree,” said inconvenience in my college plans and life goals.” News Locals Embark on Paranormal Television Series Photo contributed Group session inside of the Lord Baltimore Ho- “The Witching Hour” tel’s old speakeasy in Baltimore. was awarded for their Graveyards and non-fiction series. By Mike Salmon Ghostly Gatherings The Connection One of the episodes of Season Two is filmed in the “Old Jail Museum,” in downtown Warrenton. “Many f it goes bump in the night somewhere around deaths have occurred there,” said Martinez. The Fleet- Northern Virginia chances are, the folks at Argos wood Church in Culpeper County is another site they Paranormal are on it. They’ve dug up some para- staked out. It was close to the Civil War site known as Inormal happenings from their experiences and the Battle of Brandy Station, and the church was built produced an award-winning show called “The Witch- on top of an old graveyard, Martinez said. ing Hour,” that just had their second season premiere The battle was fought in June 1863, and known on Fairfax Public Access Channel 10 on Friday, June 19. as the largest cavalry battle of the war. The Union Fear not though, “the investigators of Argos Para- troops under Union cavalry commander Maj. Gen. normal go where no other paranormal show has gone Alfred Pleasonton were up against Confederate gen- before as they will be investigating locations that the eral J.E.B. Stuart, and in the end, there were 1,299 locals fear and no other paranormal show has ever soldiers killed in the battle. The battle occurred just dared to investigate,” they claim. These investigators south of the Rappahannock River along the Orange make sure they set up around 3 a.m., also known as and Alexandria Railroad. Their investigation at the the witching hour, when paranormal activity is be- Fleetwood Church uncovered “spirits of those buried lieved to be at an all-time high during the night. At under the church,” Martinez said. a spot in York, Pennsylvania, “we were there in the Tapping into this area’s history is part of it too, and basement all night,” said producer Ryan Martinez. Martinez feels he’s possibly uncovering things that The three-man team consists of Ryan Martinez, a may not be as famous as the Mount Vernon Planta- resident of Clifton, along with his brother Remso, the tion of the trail of Mosby’s Raiders. At the Occoquan production assistant, and Brian Suojanen, an Ash- Inn, where The Witching Hour set up camp for an epi- burn resident that is a camera operator. All three have sode, there is reportedly the “Entity of Dogue Indian,” “cast member,” on their position description too. Even and an “English Gentleman,” haunting the premises. though Clifton has a history dating back past the Civil “When we go out and film at these locations, we’re War, and some homeowners have ghost stories of their preserving history too,” he said. In Fairfax County, own to tell, Argos Paranormal hasn’t done any work in “we’ve done a few private home investigations,” he the town. “They weren’t necessarily comfortable with added, “they would hear walking.” paranormal investigators being there,” Martinez said. At the Occoquan Inn, they experienced “ceiling The team goes around with cameras and a highly lights turning on and off, footsteps and stomping technical “EVP,” an electronic voice phenomenon sys- that could be heard from the second floor, and even tem, and picks up sounds and voices in the haunted witnessed our mini maglites turn on and off after we sites in various spots in Virginia and Pennsylvania. would ask the spirits if they could use some of their Stops along the way have included east coast sites energy to manipulate the lights,” said MartInez. With such as St. Albans Sanatorium, Belle Grove Plantation their various electronic tracking equipment, the spirit in Port Conway, Virginia; Fleetwood Church in the Vir- energy seemed to be traced to a second floor bath- ginia countryside, the Graffiti House near Fleetwood room. It turns out the inn had a history of being a Church and the Occoquan Inn on the Occoquan River. hospital and funeral parlor in the Civil War, the owner St. Albans, in the college town of Radford, Va, was Gary Savage told them. the site of killings in July 1755, when a group of They are looking to travel back to Pennsylvania for Shawnee Indians fought with the colonists of Draper’s future shows. For one or two of the shows in season Meadow, killing at least five people and taking oth- three, “we’re hoping to film at a couple of places near ers as hostage. “To survivors, the Shawnee left behind Gettysburg,” Martinez said. grisly reminders of their wrath such as a bag contain- ing the decapitated head of Philip Barger,” reported the “Colonial Ghosts,” a tour group in Virginia. Quiet on the Set Season One had six episodes of paranormal mania, With all these spirit recordings, and the land sur- and Season Two has eight episodes of the team and rounding Northern Virginia, rich with history, the spirits in action. It’s not something that just happens team had to learn to put it all together for a show, and though, according to producer Ryan Martinez, who Martinez tapped into the Fairfax Public Access chan- has found that “spirits don’t want to encounter inves- nel for guidance. Although “I taught myself a lot of tigators,” he said. skills,” he said, the classes at FPA were needed too, During the 2019 award season, The Witching Hour particularly the studio camera course. “That course was recognized as the Best Non-Fiction Series at the was very helpful to me,” Martinez said. 10th Annual Indie Series Awards in Burbank, Calif., All the travel and time involved might have landed making it one of the very first paranormal TV series in them an award, but everything is funded out of the television history to earn an award, they said. Marti- trio’s pockets, which includes travel, food, member- nez was unable to attend the ceremony but did send ship fees and equipment. Even the EVP has to be paid a pre-recorded acceptance speech that was played for by someone, and they decided against bringing in during the ceremony. 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ference in the community, “whether it’s a moment that requires the law to be enforced or one where I can step into someone’s life when they need help.” On top of her academic success, she volunteers with the Metro Police Department as a Domestic Violence Liaison and participates in church mission trips. She also participated in the Fairfax County Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy in 2019.

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v That all USPP officers have completed de-escalation training; v That the USPP has a function- al disciplinary process that is sub- stantially similar and either equal to or more rigorous than those in use in our local departments; v That the USPP has adopted policies requiring transparency practices public incidents that are as robust or more robust than currently utilized by your departments. v Devise and implement team approaches to de-escalation and Announcements Announcements restraint situations that stress ap- propriate roles to insure that someone is focused on speaking up if policy and procedure are not being followed, to prevent over reaction and potential criminal conduct. Your MOUs are the only leverage we have to effect change on these issues and the only measures that we can utilize to ensure that the rights and safety of our area residents is being maintained in a fair fashion. Thank you for considering this request. Senator Scott A. Surovell, 36th District Delegate Paul E. Krizek, 44th District Senator J. Chapman Petersen, 34th District Senator David W. Marsden, 37th District Senator Barbara A. Favola, 31st District Senator Adam P. Ebbin, 30th District Senator Jennifer B. Boysko, 33rd District Delegate Patrick A. Hope, 47th District Delegate Kathy KL Tran, 42nd District Delegate Kaye Kory, 38th District Delegate Vivian E. Watts, An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made 39th District in his subject and how to avoid them. Delegate Mark H. Levine, -Werner Heisenberg 45th District 10 v Burke / Fairfax / Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton / Springfield v June 25 - July 1, 2020 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calls for Police Business Directory Masking My WWW.CONNECTIONNEWSPAPERS.COM Reform Intensify Call 703-549-0004 for advertising information True Feelings

From Page 3 LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING By KENNETH B. LOURIE Good is not For those of us living in states where “I would argue that police have some re- good, where mask-wearing is mostly mandatory (indoors: yes, sponsibility in watching all of that as well,” better is outdoors: not nearly as much), it is very easy to hide one’s emotions. If your mouth is undercover, said Lusk. He asked police to research tech- expected. and being that it is located under your nose and nology that would help review the footage, -Thomas Fuller above your chin, it most definitely is, communi- as well as technology to automatically turn cating with the public has become strictly verbal. on body-worn cameras if an officer grabs his Body language as personified by the expression ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL Winter Cleanup... weapon, his taser, or uses his voice over a on one’s face has become non grata. All that remains - above the mask, are your eyes and to a certain decibel or uses types of commands. much lesser effect, your ears, your hair and your forehead. If words are not spoken when passing “WE CAN ALL AGREE there are more issues by, either within the six-foot cone of safety or not, demanding our attention and items that we no one knows whether they’ve been greeted with a can cover in a single meeting,” said Lusk, smile or disparaged with a frown. at the Public Safety Committee meeting Still, I can’t help doing either the former or the latter which invariably leads me to remind myself on Tuesday, June 16. “I’ve got to say, when that what can’t be seen must either be heard or not Chairman McKay asked me to chair this considered part of the new social-distancing equa- committee, I never expected so many urgent tion. After a few months of donning the mask and priorities facing our county would end up GUTTER GUTTER viewing others donning the mask, I can’t really see under its purview.” how I’m able to read the tea leaves, so to speak, that is, one’s eyes. And how frustrating, because “The best way to reestablish trust with the IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS eyes have often been described as “windows to community and through dialogue and com- TILE / MARBLE TILE / MARBLE the soul.” Unfortunately, without one’s other facial munications,” he said. features visible to the naked eye, interpreting one’s “I’m committed to looking at how we can eyes has become the only clue in conversation. alter the way we do policing here in Fairfax I refer you all back to the early game-show tele- County,” Lusk said. vision, specifically to “Make a Face” which aired Perryman said one promise of policing between 1961 and 1962. In the game, contestants attempted to name the famous celebrities after see- data has been asked for since 2018. “We ing only a portion of their faces. Of course there have had a lot of promises of data and trans- was a revolving wheel whose spin would provide parency, but we’re not actually getting the clues to the celebrities being featured that day. I data. We can’t wait until 2021,” he said. vaguely remember anything more, except I thought Perryman and the NAACP are calling the host was Art James (who was actually the host for an end to School Resource Officers in of “Say When,” another gamer show from the same era). The host was actually Robert Clayton schools. for whom I have zero recollection. I can still see “That’s what we call the school to pris- the wheel however, sort of, and I can recall seeing on pipeline,” said Perryman. “An officer [in images of eyes, ears, noses, etc., and contestants schools] will lead to arrests of Black stu- trying to guess identities based on these facial dents, Latino students and students with fragments. disabilities. It’s just not good policy. Police Life is sort of like that now. We’re all receiving incomplete information. The masks are hiding in schools are a danger because they can es- all manner of interesting and identifiable charac- calate situations that shouldn’t be escalated teristics which we’ve all spent years interpreting. to a crime.” Just the other day, I met a woman from the local The School Board has to make the deci- LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING tree-service company offering free quotes to me sion first, said Lusk. “I’m certainly open to and my neighbors. As she walked around our property with us, mask on and clipboard in hand, having the SROs removed from our schools.” she identified trees which needed to come down Del. Vivan Watts called for NAACP to ex- Patios & Drainage and limbs which needed to be trimmed back. And pand its recommendation on removing offi- Your neighborhood company since 1987 while she spoke, naturally there was eye contact, cers from schools to include training school from which I developed an impression. A few days administration to refrain from involving law 703-772-0500 later, she was back in our neighborhood supervis- enforcement in what should be school disci- ing her company’s work cutting down some neigh- bor’s trees. I inadvertently bumped into her while plinary issues. J.E.S. Services she was driving up the street just as I was at my on- Perryman agreed. “What should have street mailbox. 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