VA HR205

Commemorates the 145th anniversary of Laurel Grove School, a one-room schoolhouse that served Black students in the Franconia area of Fairfax County from 1881 to 1932

Land for the school was donated by formerly enslaved farmers William and Georgiana Jasper, with lumber and materials provided by area residents; it was one of only 11 schools for Black students in Fairfax County at the time

The community hired and funded teachers until Fairfax County began providing teacher funding in 1886, serving students in grades one through seven

The Laurel Grove School Association, established in 1999, restored the building—the last remaining one-room schoolhouse from Fairfax County's segregated school system—and operates it as a living museum

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy of the resolution to the Laurel Grove School Association in recognition of the school's historical contributions