Va. high school cancels classes after 2 lockdowns - Friday, February 3, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | February 03, 2023 [Web version](   [Classes at Wakefield High School canceled Friday after 2 separate lockdowns]( The Arlington-based high school will be closed for instruction after lockdowns at the school this week following a drug overdose and a report of a trespasser. [READ MORE](   [China, US tensions rise over suspected Chinese spy balloon]( The U.S. was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over American airspace, and China said that it would look into those reports, as the discovery further strained already tense relations between both countries. 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