The strain on Northern Virginia’s electrical grid is now being seen – and felt – inside some of the region’s schools.
Ten different public schools in Fairfax County lost power on Sunday night, hours before the first day of school, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid said.
The schools included Burke School, Clermont Elementary School, Daniels Run Elementary School, Irving Middle School, Keene Mill Elementary School, Newington Forest Elementary School, Rolling Valley Elementary School, Stratford Landing Elementary School, Mark Twain Middle School and West Potomac High School…