2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109405D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 450
Offered March 12, 2026
Commending Bettie F. Williams Elementary School.
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Patron—Askew
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WHEREAS, for 65 years, Bettie F. Williams Elementary School in Virginia Beach has offered its students guidance, compassion, and transformational educational opportunities, contributing to their success both in and out of the classroom; and
WHEREAS, Bettie F. Williams Elementary School opened in 1961 in what was then Princess Anne County and was named in honor of Bettie Forbes Williams, a distinguished local educator who taught in several county schools and later served as the supervisor of the county's elementary schools for Black students; and
WHEREAS, Bettie F. Williams Elementary School quickly grew with the community, added classroom space, reconfigured grade levels over time, and became one of the first schools in Virginia Beach to implement year-round education before joining with Newtown Elementary School and Diamond Springs Elementary School to form the Bayside Tri-Campus, the first elementary tri-campus in the division; and