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Podcast: VPM Daily Newscast
Episode: 5/15/25 - Chesterfield School Board votes to install metal detectors in middle, high schools
Description: The new tech in Chesterfield schools will cost $2.8 million. The county's decision comes after a January pilot project at Meadowbrook High and Robious Elementary where students had to walk through metal detectors over two days.
In other news: Albemarle County is surveying damage after storm flooding, Hanover is redistricting schools in 2026 — and more Central Virginia news.