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Lack Of Staff Closes Alexandria City Schools On March 8

More than 300 staffers had asked to take Wednesday, March 8, off, so Alexandria City Public Schools will close on A Day Without Women, leaders said. The unusually high number of requests may be attributed to the observance of International Women’s Day, a day that has also been deemed A Day Without Women, and leaders apologized if the decision causes problems for parents who must find child-care.>>>Read more.

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Transgender Bathroom Case Involving Virginia Student

The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up the case of a transgender high school student in Virginia who wants to use the boys' bathroom, a case that court-watchers had expected the nation's top court to hear this year, according to multiple reports. The case was set to be argued before the Supreme Court later this month, but the change comes after President Trump rescinded federal guidance instructing schools to let students use the bathroom of the gender they identify with rather than their biological birth.>>>Read more.

Washington Post IT Worker Posed As ICE Agent: Report

An information technology worker at The Washington Post has been arrested on weapons charges after authorities said he cruised the streets of Falls Church, Virginia, where he allegedly impersonated a federal immigration officer. Itai Ozderman, 35, of the 100 block of Elmira Lane in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was charged in Montgomery County Feb. 22 with transporting a handgun in a vehicle and impersonating a police officer, according to Maryland online court records.>>>Read more.

Try Working At Home This Week As Metro Cuts Service

Starting this week, another round of track work on the Metro system is forcing commuters to find alternatives to getting to work, as the number of trains running at rush hour in Northern Virginia will be severely cut back. Frustrated commuters may want to try working at least one day this week from home. The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and commuter agencies statewide are promoting March 6-10 as Virginia Telework Week 2017, encouraging businesses to allow qualifying employees to work from home.>>>Read more.

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