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The Uvalde Foundation For Kids — a national nonprofit formed following the May 2022 school shooting In Uvalde, Texas — has begun immediate recruitment for community volunteers to join its STOP NOW Volunteer School Patrols planned for the Charlottesville High School. 

 As Charlottesville United for Public Education prepares to host a public listening session tonight at 6 at the Charlottesville High School’s Martin Luther King Center for the Performing Arts, city schools have named former CHS principal Kenneth Leatherwood as interim principal.

Following classes being canceled Friday at Charlottesville High School Friday due to lack of staffing,

Classes will resume Monday with a police presence outside the school.

The decision comes after conferring with Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Hingeley.

The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office has implemented an open-air burn ban, effective immediately until further notice.

Shenandoah National Park says the fire atop Afton Mountain has closed a portion of Skyline Drive, and some firefighters have been moved to this one from Madison County.

Charlottesville High School classes are cancelled today, and questions arise if it was an outbreak of violence yesterday that prompted a shortage of staff today.

 An announcement around 6:20 this morning that classes are canceled today at Charlottesville High School due to an unusual number of staff absences and a limited number of substitutes.

The Cavaliers continue to play well at home improving to 4-0 with another solid defensive performance.