🌱 Why Albemarle schools are publicly challenging prosecutors over abuse reporting

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Albemarle schools are publicly challenging prosecutors over abuse reporting
• What Charlottesville’s new $3 million shelter expansion means for encampments
• How UVA Law students spent a rainy day serving Charlottesville

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warm and humid with a shower, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 72.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. ACPS denies Commonwealth Attorney's Office allegations of malpractice in Swiney investigations (cvillerightnow.com) — Albemarle County school leaders in the Charlottesville area are pushing back against claims from the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office that they mishandled mandatory reporting and cooperation in the Michael Swiney sex abuse case. School Board Chair Rebecca Berlin’s letter defends ACPS procedures, outlines changes to reporting policy, and calls for a joint protocol to better protect students.
   

2. City council approves $3 million for homeless shelter expansion (29news.com) — Charlottesville City Council has approved $3 million toward expanding the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope shelter, more than doubling bed capacity and adding family transitional housing. As the city prepares to clear Rivanna riverfront encampments and open a low-barrier Holiday Drive shelter by September 1, officials and residents debate how best to support people experiencing homelessness.
   

3. Day of Service Connects Students to Charlottesville (virginia.edu) — UVA Law students are rolling up their sleeves across Charlottesville, from tending crops at New Roots Charlottesville to loading food with Bread Across Borders and cleaning the Rivanna Trail. The annual Public Interest Law Association Day of Service helps more than 90 new and returning students plug into local nonprofits and start the year grounded in community work.
   

4. Chesapeake native Lauren Coughlin clinches spot on Solheim Cup team (pilotonline.com) — Two UVA women’s teams just delivered big moments in Charlottesville, with women’s basketball set to host JMU at John Paul Jones Arena on Nov. 19 and women’s soccer earning coach Steve Swanson his 400th UVA win. The roundup also covers other Virginia college sports, from football logistics in Norfolk to coaching changes and national honors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Charlottesville

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Wednesday August 19

• Housing Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Charlottesville, VA Calendar, 100 Fifth St NE, Charlottesville
  12:00 pm
• STEM Explorers: Makers, Motion, & Big Ideas
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  3:30 pm
• Movies at the Market
  Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce 209 5th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  7:00 pm
• Wednesday Evening Book Group
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• Drop-in Toddler Play Time
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  10:30 am
• Brown Baggers Book Club
  Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  12:00 pm
• BWRT Connections Luncheon →
  Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Hillsdale Conference Center
  12:30 pm
• Tween D&D : Triassic Trailblazers
  Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19

• STEM Explorers: Makers, Motion, & Big Ideas
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  3:30 pm

Thursday August 20

• Drop-in Toddler Play Time
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  10:30 am

Saturday August 22

• Together Tales
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  11:00 am

Monday August 24

• Tween Dungeons & Dragons Club
  Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My newest children’s picture book, Take A Chance on Me, is coming September 1st!
  Baxter is an older shelter dog who has spent far too long watching families pass him by. All he wants is for someone to stop, see the good dog he… (Nextdoor Forest Lakes-Briarwood)
• Our livestock dog Xena has run off during this storm.
  Walton School area. Her name is Xena, big white fluffy and friendly. Terrified of storms. Hillary 434-981-4333. (Nextdoor Carter Mountain Red Hill)

• Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Charlottesville. Apply here.
• acac Fitness & Wellness Center posted a job opening for Housekeeping Team Member - Women's Locker Room Attendant in Charlottesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charlottesville here.

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