Alexandria Times Vol. 16, No.33 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper. AUGUST 13, 2020 Private schools gravitate toward in-person instruction Enrollment increases at private institutions as ACPS goes virtual BY MISSY SCHROTT COURTESY PHOTO Bob Calhoun (left) and former Gov. All public school sys- Douglas Wilder (right). tems in Northern Virgin- ia, including Alexandria City Public Schools, have Bob Calhoun announced that they will begin the school year with completely virtual instruc- dies at 83 tion. Most local private Republican politician schools, however, are tak- served on the Alexandria ing a different approach. City Council, Virginia In March, the spread State Senate of the novel coronavirus BY CODY MELLO-KLEIN and state-mandated stay- at-home orders required PHOTO/BROWNE ACADEMY Bob Calhoun, a former Republi- schools in the state – pub- Chris Marshall, Jane Marshall and Maddox Schutter outside of Browne Academy, one of the can state senator and city council- lic and private – to finish private schools in the region that plans to offer fully in-person instruction in the fall. or, died on Aug. 6 of prostate can- the 2019-2020 school year cer. He was 83. online. The abrupt shut- for the start of the 2020- the school year remotely, it comes to plans for the fall. Calhoun was a moderate Repub- down resulted in rushed 2021 school year. While they’ll have the option Episcopal High School, lican who worked amicably with distance learning plans, some schools have not to switch to in-person Alexandria’s only boarding his fellow public officials across overwhelmed parents and announced their back-to- classes at a specific point high school, will reopen the aisle. Throughout his time on concerns about student school plans yet, no local during the fall semester. this fall with the majority learning loss. private schools have an- Most, if not all, schools’ of students living on cam- SEE CALHOUN | 6 As the 2020-2021 nounced plans to hold fall plans are subject to pus and attending classes school year approaches, classes completely virtual- change, should the region’s in person. Episcopal an- INSIDE and COVID-19 continues to ly, like ACPS. COVID-19 numbers spike nounced on Wednesday it threaten the health of stu- All schools that have or the governor’s orders would delay the in-person Obituary dents and teachers, schools announced hybrid or change. Because of this reopening until Oct. 2 and Al's Steak House owner are grappling with the best in-person models are also uncertainty, many private 3 and operate virtually dies at 52. way to reopen safely. offering virtual learning schools have laid out flexible until then. Bishop Ireton Page 8 Many of Alexandria’s plans for students with plans that can shift among High School plans to re- private elementary, mid- health risks or those who in-person, hybrid and virtu- open with a hybrid model, dle and high schools have feel uncomfortable at- al models as needed. where students will rotate Foodie opted for either complete- tending classes in per- Each of Alexandria’s between in-person and re- Host a socially distanced ly in-person or hybrid son. 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Alexandria District Court in release have resulted in out- one system only At around 11 a.m. on December 2019. rage online, as residents and Wednesday, APD officers in- While awaiting trial in jail, local officials have called for • Alexandria, VA residents only. volved in the Federal Bureau Bouaichi was released on bond changes in the justice sys- • Cannot be combined with any other of Investigation’s regional by Circuit Court Judge Nolan tem and answers from those offers/coupons. Violent Crimes Task Force Dawkins on April 9, according involved in the case. • Some exclusions may apply. located Bouaichi in Maryland to the Sheriff's Department. “The system failed Karla and initiated a vehicle pur- Bouaichi’s lawyers argued he Dominguez,” Mayor Justin www.rbincorporated.com suit that ended when Bouai- should be released because of Wilson said in a tweet on chi’s car crashed in Prince unsafe jail conditions due to Aug. 7. “As we turn a critical George’s County, according the COVID-19 pandemic, ac- eye to the criminal justice to a news release. cording to court records. system, policymakers at the Officers found Bouaichi Dawkins ordered Bouaic- Federal, state and local level with a self-inflicted gun- hi to remain in his home in must make changes to laws, shot wound and transported Greenbelt, Maryland and did procedures and practices him to a hospital where he not order electronic monitor- that can fail to protect vic- received medical treatment ing, according to the Wash- tims like Ms. Dominguez.” until his death on Saturday. ington Post. Bouaichi was [email protected] CORRECTION: The article "Police take murder suspect into custody" in the Aug. 6 edition of the Times stated that Ibrahm Elkahlil Bouaichi was released from jail on Dec. 11, 2019. In reality, Bouaichi was released on April 9, 2020, while his initial hearing was in December. The Times regrets the error. 4 |AUGUST 13, 2020 ALEXANDRIA TIMES WEEKLY BRIEFING Summer Sidewalk Sale Fall sports delayed for Virginia high schools The Virginia High School wrestling, will start on Dec. 14 run through June 26, accord- takes place this weekend League announced that fall and run through Feb. 20. Fall ing to the release. sports for schools across the sports, including cheer, cross VHSL is continuing to work The city’s annual Sum- tered parking will be free state will be delayed until De- country, field hockey, football, with Governor’s Office, Virginia mer Sidewalk Sale takes in both neighborhoods for cember, according to a July 27 golf and volleyball, will run Department of Health and Vir- place this weekend in Old event attendees. news release. from Feb. 15 through May 1. ginia Department of Education Town and Del Ray. And if you see pink fla- In the VHSL’s adjusted sea- Spring sports like baseball, la- to adjust these plans as condi- On Aug.