WILLIAMSBURG/JAMES CITY COUNTY — Williamsburg-James City County Schools announced it has expanded its support for military families by earning four new Purple Star designations for the 2025-26 school year, bringing the total number of schools in the division honored as military-friendly to eight.

According to WJCC Schools, the Virginia Department of Education awards Purple Star designations to schools showing exceptional support for military-connected students and families. Honorees must show excellence in five key areas: fostering a military-friendly environment, providing transition support to help students adjust to frequent moves, training staff to connect students with resources, encouraging student-led initiatives that build peer connections and ensuring parents have access to suppo

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