Bedford County School Board Action

The Bedford County School Board voted 4-3 on Thursday to support a lawsuit against Virginia’s new legislation allowing the state to take over failing schools. The lawsuit was filed by the Virginia School Boards Association and the Norfolk City School Board
Meanwhile, the Bedford County School Board also voted 6-1 in favor of buying 49 acres of land behind Liberty High School as the site for a new middle school. The property is on Virginia 122, just north of the town of Bedford. The board will pay the landowner nearly $300,000 for the 49 acres.