By Jaysun Silver and Laura Thompson

Photography by Laura Thompson

 


A car drives past an automatic license plate reader on Route 29 in Charlottesville on June 27, 2025. Photo by Christopher Tyree//VCIJ

 

A former seclusion area is seen earlier this year within Windsor Woods Elementary School after doors were replaced with plywood because Virginia Beach ended the use of dedicated seclusion rooms. The image was part of a document describing plans to redesign the area that were provided by the city schools in response to a records request.


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