Monet Johnson with New Virginia Majority escorts a student home after getting off the school bus in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
New Virginia Majority and Norfolk community members escort students home from bus stops in the Calvert Square neighborhood on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The NVM recently began the escort initiative in response to gun violence occurring around the times students get off the bus. They also hand out bags of snacks with pieces of paper attached that explain to parents and guardians the mission of the group and their presence in the neighborhood.
Vincent Hodges with New Virginia Majority hands a student a bag of snacks after getting off the school bus in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
New Virginia Majority hands out bags of snacks with an informational leaflets attached in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The orange pieces of paper stapled to the bag explain to parents and guardians the mission of the New Virginia Majority. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Shendell Riggis with New Virginia Majority keeps an eye out as elementary-aged students make their way to their homes after getting off the bus in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Shendell Riggis with New Virginia Majority ties a student's shoes as she escorts her to her home after getting off the bus in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Vincent Hodges with New Virginia Majority collects snacks donated by a community member in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The snacks will be put into bags with information for parents and guardians to read about the mission of the New Virginia Majority and they will be distributed to students as they are getting off the school bus. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Vincent Hodges (left) and Jevon Bennett with New Virginia Majority prepare for a school bus to unload a gaggle of elementary-aged children in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Monet Johnson with New Virginia Majority escorts a student home after getting off the school bus in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
New Virginia Majority From left: Carl Poole, Shendell Riggis and Monet Johnson with New Virginia Majority call it a night after ensuring elementary-school aged children got home safely in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)