Is there anywhere I can sit and order a coffee while my kid goes and plays nearby? Kinda like at chick fil a where I can sit and watch but they're off playing.

Looking for weekly/bi-weekly extracurricular activities in western Henrico. This would be for a 7th grade girl with a mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. She has no physical disabilities or uncommon features, so she easily blends into a crowd of pre-teens. However, due to her delays, average kids her age tend to exclude her. She's polite and generous. She reads on a first-grade level and has immature judgment. She takes direction, is great with transitions and will try new things. She's not athletic. Girl Scouts is proving more difficult to join than I would have thought. Other ideas? Thanks!

I am a board sub for 5th grade at a Title I school out in the far reaches of Henrico. I currently live in the west end of Henrico, it takes me at least 40 minutes to get to this school where I’ve been stuck (luckily with 2 absolutely amazing 5th grade teachers) in a class of 22 with two kids severely on the spectrum. The admin while is definitely not targeting me they are definitely showing me no grace (last year these kids were climbing out of windows and cursing their teacher out) and are extremely dismissive when I come to them with issues. Which, this isn’t my first rodeo with lack luster bosses but when I am getting in trouble for having my kids walk a short distance outside while I am sprinting back to retrieve one of the ASD students and then sprinting to get up with my kids, I’m at my wits end. I don’t even like my class anymore, by Thursday I’m absolutely exhausted and have chronic illness which flairs up under this sort of stress.

I am wondering if anyone has transferred schools to another HCPS board sub position after the 3 months? I am contracted on the 3monX3mon basis but there is no other teacher. I am planning on getting my praxis for art and just doing that as I need a much different path but being a single mom I cannot burn any bridges and risk being unemployed until I get my teaching license.

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a fun opportunity for anyone who has OCD or knows someone with OCD--

On October 5th, OCD Mid-Atlantic (a local non-profit) is hosting an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Awareness Walk in Deep Run Park (learn more/register here: Richmond OCD Walk) These walks have helped me meet some awesome community members (now friends!) and feel less alone in my recovery! There will be live music, food, and a community of people who understand how challenging it is to live with OCD and related disorders (like Hoarding and BFRBs). Funds go to support OCD Mid-Atlantic and the International OCD Foundation in their mission to increase OCD Awareness and access to treatment.

I have to move and have the flexibility to move to either the Pocahontas Middle School District or the Holman Middle School District. I would appreciate it if the parents with kids in these schools or graduates from them could share their opinions on the quality of education, social aspects, and the elementary schools feeding these two middle schools.

I realize that both schools are pretty decent, but since I have the choice, I would prefer one that balances quality education with well-mannered, focused students.

My neighbor down the road in our neighborhood has had their antique vehicle parked on the street for over three years, for at least as long as I have lived here. It is an eyesore but I’d be ok with that, the main issue is it’s pretty large and obstructs the street view when turning as it’s right on the corner of a street.

Are there any options for contacting the county about having it removed or relocated? I tried talking to the neighbor about it but it was a no go. We don’t have an HOA either. Heck I just want them to move it into their driveway at least.

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