PW School Board sets Dec. 16 public meeting on re-interment of 12th high school graves

Prince William County School Board will hear public comments Dec. 16 on plans for re-interring artifacts and remains from graves discovered during site clearing for a new county high school, now set for completion in 2016.  The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., at the Board Meeting Room of the Edward Kelly Leadership Center, 14715 Bristow Road in Manassas. 

Archaeologists and others have completed study of the fragmentary remains from graves previously hidden beneath trees and brush that had grown for decades. 

Insights and historical information will be presented so local residents can weigh in on appropriate ways to recognize and reinter the historic discoveries.

Those wishing to address the School Board may notify the Board Clerk in writing at P.O. Box 389, Manassas, VA 20108; by phone at 703.791.8709; or by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) prior to noon on the day of the Board meeting to be placed on the list of speakers or they may sign onto the list of speakers maintained at the entrance to the School Board meeting room at the beginning of the meeting, but prior to 6:55 p.m. on the evening of the meeting.

Name, address and phone number are needed. In keeping with Board policy, all registered speakers will receive three minutes to present their views, which will be considered in subsequent Board deliberations.

According to a news release, “Exhumation and relocation of the graves was necessitated by timing and budget for school construction, combined with the unique site attributes that restrict the flexibility of the project.”