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Noonan: Surveys Begin This Week to Estimate Fall Enrollment

Looking to anticipate how much of a drop off in enrollment will be in the Falls Church City Public Schools in the fall, FCCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan has appointed a team on his staff to conduct a citywide survey in an effort to estimate what enrollment numbers may look like once classes commence August 24. He said it is expected that as many as 30 percent of students may not be enrolling for classroom, alternating-day classroom or hybrid classroom-online education depending on decisions yet to be made. Noonan said that those students not planning to enroll will be provided means to participate in a Virtual Virginia Classroom where they would have access to support from a FCCPS instructor. The Virtual Virginia curriculum, however, will not be aligned with the FCCPS’ though if there will be a reduction in student enrollment, there will also be teachers available to be repurposed for helping students study online. Dr. Noonan said that the FCCPS’S will be providing day care services, and that the system’s paraprofessional corps “is very strong” in the event that teachers may be out due to illness, as well. Noonan said that as of June 25 parents will have access to a schedule of dates and classroom content.

Special Exception Needed for New E. Fairfax Building

A change in a Falls Church City Hall ruling to now require a zoning exception for a proposed new one-and-a-half-story building at 116 East Fairfax Street could delay its construction well into the fall, the F.C. City Council determined at its work session Monday night. The proposed building to house a children’s play gym known as Go Scramble was originally designed as a “by right” project. The site, currently an undeveloped parcel used as a church parking lot, will contribute an as-yet-undetermined tax revenue stream to the City if developed, and the historic Falls Church Episcopal Church across the street, which favors the plan, will be given free use of the gym on Sunday mornings, while additional parking has been arranged for that time from Doris Newcombe’s adjacent Tower Square.

Report: Landlord Seeks to Evict ‘Hot N Juicy’ in F.C.

According to a report in this week’s D.C.-based Washington City Paper by Laura Hayes, the downtown Falls Church-based “Hot N Juicy Crawfish” seafood restaurant in the 100 block of W. Broad is facing the threat of eviction by attorneys representing the landlord, FMR Development LLC. Delinquency in the payment of rent is given as the reason. The restaurant has been at its present location for five years and is part of a national chain run by the husband-wife team of Tim Nguyen and Laina Vo. In F.C., the restaurant has been, according to News-Press sources, among the most successful during the difficulties of the recent pandemic lockdowns, even as its business, too, has dropped off dramatically. But while Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered a moratorium on evictions during this period until the end of July, his order applies only to residences and not to businesses.

24 Hour Fitness’ F.C. Location Remains Open

With the announcement this week that over 100 locations nationwide of 24 Hour Fitness studios are closing immediately, the City of Falls Church location at 1000 E. Broad will continue as one of only two locations for the outfit in Virginia. A gym in Tysons Corner at 1500 Cornerside Blvd. is among those closing immediately and the only other one in Virginia remaining open is in Fairfax at the Price Club Plaza.

Herring Hails U.S. Supreme Court Pro-LGBT Ruling

Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to uphold LGBT protections under Title VII. The statement reads as follows: “This morning the Supreme Court issued an opinion saying that an employer who fires an employee simply for being gay or transgender is in violation of Title VII. Last summer, Attorney General Herring filed an amicus brief in this case arguing that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected under Title VII and in 2016 he issued an official advisory opinion that predicted the Supreme Court would rule this way because gender-identity and sexualorientation discrimination necessarily involves treating individuals less favorably on account of sex-based considerations. Today, equality wins again. “ JUNE 18 - 24, 2020 | PAGE 9

Stringent Food Safety Practices and Strict Compliance with All Regulations More Important Than Ever Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis

Food and Food Handling Regulations for Arlington County, City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, City of Falls Church, Fairfax City, Town of Herndon and Town of Vienna require ALL restaurants and food service establishments to be under the “immediate control” of an individual who possesses a current Northern Virginia Certied Food Manager (NVCFM) Card during ALL hours of operation.

ORS Interactive, Inc. (www.orsinteractive.com) is the only provider of the NVCFM Card and issues the NVCFM Card through a consortium agreement with Arlington County, Fairfax County and City of Alexandria. Earn both an ANSI Accredited Food Safety Certication and secure a Northern Virginia Certied Food Manager (NVCFM) Card in as little as one day from ORS Interactive.

ORS Interactive, Inc. has more than 20 years of experience providing Food Safety Training & Certication. We oer both public food safety classes (the current schedule is listed on our website) and private food safety classes (minimum of 8 persons required) taught on-site at your location or in the ORS Training & Testing Center in Falls Church. Online Training for the ServSafe Food Safety Certication Exam and advice for reopening or maintaining foodservice establishments during and after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health crisis are also available on the ORS website.

ORS Interactive, Inc. / Northern Virginia Certied Food Manager

6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 200B, Falls Church, VA 22041 E-mail: info@orsinteractive.com; Tel: (703) 533-7600; Web: www.orsinteractive.com Located on Leesburg Pike (Route 7) near Culmore Shopping Center and Bailey’s Crossroads

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