HCPS to delay redistricting process until at least June 10th

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. Northam’s stay-at-home order, in effect until at least June 10, the Henrico County School Board will delay the school division’s comprehensive redistricting process. The final stages of the process — including presentations, public hearings and the vote which had been scheduled for May 28 — will occur at an undetermined time when the public can once again be engaged.

The School Board announced the decision in a joint statement from its five members: Roscoe Cooper III, Fairfield District representative and chair; Michelle “Micky” Ogburn, Three Chopt District representative and vice chair; Kristi Kinsella, Brookland District representative; Marcie Shea, Tuckahoe District representative; and Alicia Atkins, Varina District representative.

“We are extremely grateful to the 67 members of the Henrico County Public Schools Redistricting Committee, whose hard work since September 2019 is now considered complete,” said the statement. “… their efforts and dialogue with the community have produced two maps for further consideration (options D4 and E4) as well as survey results. The options and supporting information will be vital to the Board’s redistricting work as we move forward. The Board will continue to review the committee’s work so that when public hearings are rescheduled, the Board will be ready to respond to public feedback with revisions to D4 and E4 as may be necessary, and ultimately bring the process to a vote.

“For now, however, we recognize the community’s need to focus on the current health crisis, and we will be making no final decisions at this time.”

Updates about the redistricting process will continue to be posted as they become available on the school division’s redistricting webpage, henricoschools.us/redistricting/.