Alert Top Story Here's how many teacher vacancies Virginia has this academic year ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch Aug 21, 2024 Aug 21, 2024 Updated Jan 19, 2025 0 × G.H. Reid Elementary School principal Chantrese Rainey-Clayton speaks on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. 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Reid Elementary School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH A student walks from the bus during the first day of school at G. H. Reid Elementary School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH Dominick Porter, a fifth grader at G.H. Reid Elementary, attends a news conference on the first day of school on Monday. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH A student gets a high-five during the first day of school at G. H. Reid Elementary School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH Students step off a bus during the first day of school at G. H. Reid Elementary School on Aug. 19. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH Del. Michael Jones, D-Richmond, greets students the first day of school at G. H. Reid Elementary School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH A student, wearing a clear backpack, gets a high-five heading into the first day of school at G.H. Reid Elementary on Monday. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH Students step off a bus during the first day of school at G.H. Reid Elementary on Monday. Students step off a bus during the first day of school at G.H. Reid Elementary on Monday. Chantrese Rainey-Clayton, principal of G.H. Reid Elementary, addresses the media on the first day of school on Monday. MIKE KROPF photo, TIMES-DISPATCH Students step off a bus during the first day of school at G. H. Reid Elementary School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH G. H. Reid Elementary School staff cheer on students during the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH A student walks from the bus during the first day of school at G. H. Reid Elementary School, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH Richmond City School Board Member Shavonda Fernandez speaks to the press on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. 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