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Across Virginia, schoolchildren are heading back to school. And now school divisions are no longer required to wait until Labor Day to open their doors. Michael Pope reports.
Some Schools Across Virginia Opened Before Labor Day, Effectively Ending “Kings Dominion Law”
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