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Student athletes in youth sports programs could be included under new concussion policies if a bill seeking to add guidelines for non-interscholastic teams passes. House Bill 410 patron Delegate Richard Anderson, R-Woodbridge, said the bill was introduced in memory of Austin Trenum, a student from Brenstville High School in Prince William County.

The Virginia House subcommittee tabled a measure that would have banned conversion or "ex-gay" therapy programs for minors, on a 4 to 1 party line vote early Thursday Morning. The American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association are among the organizations condemning gay conversion therapy.

Dozens of robots gathered at Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center in late March with their high school creators, competing in Virginia's largest youth robotics tournament. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, VirginiaFIRST held its annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, inviting students from high schools all over the Atlantic coast to compete in the "varsity sport of the mind," with all the flash of an NCAA sporting event. Teams composed of either single or combined high schools had students in their respective robotics clubs making highly sophisticated robots for this year's game. The student-constructed robots can be up to 120 pounds and 5 feet tall, built with no assembly instructions and only minor assistance from team mentors.