Currituck County High School’s former athletic director pleaded not guilty but was found guilty of and sentenced for misdemeanor “reckless driving causing serious bodily injury” in the case where his truck struck a high school student during track practice.

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The parents of a Currituck County High School sophomore who was seriously injured when struck during track practice by a vehicle allegedly driven by the school’s then-athletic director said they are “hurt and sad” on many levels as they await a court date and more answers in the case that has profoundly affected their daughter’s life.

In less than a two-week span, four of the five members of the Currituck County Board of Education traveled to Raleigh to advocate for increasing teacher pay, as they say the district continues to lose teachers to nearby, significantly better-paying jobs in Virginia.