RPS rezoning could result in school closures
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) –It has been a tough task trying to determine where thousands of children in the city of Richmond will go to school. A small volunteer committee has taken on the job of rezoning...
View ArticleUniversity denies Richmond elected official’s claim of doctoral degree
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–Shonda Harris-Muhammed ran unopposed for her sixth district Richmond school board seat last November. Without competition did not mean without a passionate campaign for the...
View ArticleSchool board members respond to claims that official has no doctorate
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–Richmond school board member Dr. Derrick Jones says public officials have to expect that in public service your life becomes an open book and the public has a right to expect...
View ArticleSchool Board chair says public trust shaken, demands proof of degree
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – It was an emotional start to a work session for the Richmond public school board meeting Monday. “My personal business is just that it’s my personal business,” said board member...
View ArticleGOLDMAN: School Board elects to punt in doctorate controversy
by Paul Goldman RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – In football, a good punter when used correctly can be a very effective weapon. Last week, WTVR’s Catie Beck made an unannounced call on School Board Member Shonda...
View ArticleGOLDMAN: Will Shonda Harris-Muhammed earn her PHD today?
by Paul Goldman We know school board member Shonda Harris-Muhammed didn’t earn her PHD in the classroom: but she could earn one today from the University of Street Smarts. The resignation of Dr....
View ArticleSchool board removes ‘Dr.’ plaque after CBS 6 investigation
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — There’s an update in an exclusive CBS 6 investigation after questions were raised about whether an elected Richmond school board member has the doctoral degree she claims to...
View ArticleRichmond School Board members exchange heated words
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – Richmond School Board members exchanged heated words earlier this week, following a late-night closed-door session that stretched into Tuesday morning. “It’s going to come to...
View ArticleMembers apologetic after heated school board squabble
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) — At the beginning of the year, Richmond’s newly elected school board vowed to work in unison. Now, just six months later, the board is divided after Kim Gray and Tichi...
View ArticleMayor concerned over school board member husband’s drug arrest
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones said he would not rush to judgment after police sources said at least one marijuana plant was seized from at the home of a school board member. “This...
View ArticleSchool Board: Drug arrest is another distraction
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Seven members of the Richmond School Board have released a statement after the husband of a school board member was arrested after at least one marijuana plant was seized from...
View ArticleSchool board member’s husband a teacher, with prior drug arrest
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Members of the Richmond School Board are speaking out after the husband of one of their most vocal members was arrested on drug charges Tuesday night. Richmond police said they...
View ArticleGOLDMAN: Mayor, school board move from ‘reformers’ to bullies
by Paul Goldman RICHMOND, Va. – Boy, they “talked that talk” while campaigning last year. Listen to the mayor and his allies on the Richmond School Board complaining how the rest of us were not...
View ArticleWhat do ‘drug-free zone’ signs mean these days?
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – One home in Richmond’s Barton Heights neighborhood has become the center of attention. This week police arrested the husband of a Richmond school board member accused of growing...
View ArticleSchool board member ‘not resigning’ after pot bust
RICHMOND, Va, (WTVR) – After the husband of board member Shonda Harris-Muhammed was arrested for growing a marijuana plant on the back porch of the couple’s North Side home, some believe critics...
View ArticleMarijuana charges reduced for Richmond school board member’s husband
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–The husband of sixth district Richmond School Board member Shonda Harris-Muhammed is going to jail on a less serious charge. Demetrius Muhammed was accused of growing marijuana...
View ArticleRPS Board Member says superintendent search ‘flawed’
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–After Richmond’s former school superintendent stepped down earlier this year, school board members promised to include the public throughout the entire search for her replacement....
View ArticleStart the school year off right with the 6th Annual Back to School Rally
Richmond, VA – It’s about time to pack up the school bags and catch the bus. Richmond City Sixth District School Board Representative, Shonda Harris-Muhammed, and Officer Paul Lewis of the Richmond...
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