🌱 Why FCPS just blocked license plate readers from Franconia-area schools
Franconia, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Franconia! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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- Why FCPS just blocked license plate readers from Franconia-area schools
Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
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📰 News we're reading
• School board bans Flock-style license plate readers on FCPS property (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County School Board, including Franconia’s representative, has unanimously banned Flock-style automated license plate readers on all FCPS property, citing privacy and civil liberties concerns. The move, taken before any cameras were installed, aims to keep school security focused on education-friendly tools while reassuring families that student data and movements won’t be tracked by ALPR technology on campus. 
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82nd Waterford Fair →
Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
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Oktoberfest and Kinderfest →
St Aidan's Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Rd, Fort Hunt
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Fancy cats and dogs animal rescue Annual wine and cheese fundraiser →
Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 Yates Ford Rd, Clifton
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Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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Saturday October 10
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Other local events
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Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Justice High School
Justice High
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Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Thomas A Edison High School
Edison High
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Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Justice High School
Hayfield Secondary
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Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Thomas A Edison High School
Falls Church High
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Girls Varsity Football @ South County Secondary
South County High
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Girls Varsity Cross Country @ Thomas Jefferson High School Science
South Run Park
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Girls Varsity Cross Country @ John Lewis High School
Mason District
5:00 pm -
Historic Sydenstricker Schoolhouse Celebrates National Miniatures Month →
8511 Hooes Rd, Springfield
9:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
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🗞 Nearby News
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Annandale
- Add these 18 Fall Festivals and Events in Northern Virginia to Your Calendar (northernvirginiamag.com)
- Morning Notes for September 28, 2026 (ffxnow.com)
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