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WATCH: Virginia superintendent sings school-closing announcement

The words alone are music to the ears of students in Prince William County, Virginia: School is closed Wednesday due to the snowy weather. District Superintendent Steve Walts improved on that melody when he made the announcement via Twitter Tuesday evening. In fact, he literally sang the announcement of the district “Code Red,” and accompanied himself on the piano. It’s the latest instance of a social media phenomenon that really hit its stride last year. Enjoy Walts’ song in the video below. And keep up with the latest school closings on WTOP’s Closings and Delays page. Please note that it’s devoid of music — which is probably for the best.

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Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years and data backs up a lapse in oversight by state agencies.  With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track.  As of July, 58% of Virginia’s nursing homes were overdue for inspections and 68 of Virginia’s 289 nursing homes were found to have serious deficiencies, according to ProPublica. Several of the state’s flagged facilities with numerous deficiencies also had high staffing turnover rates.  The issue has been salient among various healthcare spaces, including VDH. 
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