Norfolk 6-year-old brings gun to school and more Va. headlines

The State Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)

• Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it’s reviewing a proposed AP African American studies course for high schoolers after Florida officials objected to aspects of the curriculum dealing with contemporary political topics. A Youngkin spokeswoman said the governor has asked education officials to review the course’s compliance with his executive order banning “inherently divisive concepts” associated with critical race theory.—Washington Post

• “Virginia officials call it ‘restorative housing.’ Critics say it’s still solitary confinement.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• President Joe Biden’s administration publicly criticized Youngkin’s opposition to a rejected Virginia bill that would have prohibited the use of search warrants to obtain menstrual information stored in period-tracking apps.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A few months after a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at a Newport News elementary school, another 6-year-old boy brought a handgun to an elementary school in Norfolk. Unlike in the Newport News case, the mother of the Norfolk boy was immediately hit with criminal charges.—Virginian-Pilot

• The State Fair of Virginia is seeking nominees for farming “superheroes” to be featured on agricultural-themed trading cards.—Culpeper Star-Exponent

by Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

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