ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Northern Virginia’s largest high school has canceled the final two days of classes in 2024 after fights at the school resulted in injuries to students and staff.
Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said in a letter Wednesday to families that classes would be canceled Thursday and Friday at the city’s only high school, Alexandria City High School, formerly known as T.C. Williams.
Kay-Wyatt said the closures were implemented amid concerns that additional fights were possible Thursday and Friday.
The school has about 4,000 students, the largest student body of any public high school in the state, according to the Virginia High School League.
With the high school closed, students were being switched to what the school system called “asynchronous instruction,” meaning that students were expected to log in online and pick up assignments and instructional materials.
Kay-Wyatt did not specify…
