Page County Public Schools announced Friday the school division will transition to fully remote learning for the next two weeks.
Online learning has been an adjustment for both teachers and students, and isolation has taken a toll on mental health.
As middle schoolers and elementary school students returned physically back to class, the school division said they had a low number of COVID-19 cases reported.
Staunton City Schools, Augusta County Public Schools, Waynesboro Public Schools and the Central Shenandoah Health District released a statement Wednesday to remind students and families how to stay safe as we approach the holiday season.
Page County Public Schools will now be serving meals at no charge to all children 18 and under, according to a press release from the division.
Shenandoah County Public Schools will require students over the age of five to wear masks at all times inside school facilities, even when six-foot physical distancing is maintained.
On Monday, teachers and staff at Rockingham County Public Schools welcomed students back to the classroom for the first time in months.
“We, unfortunately, know people in need. This is a really rough time in the world but also a really rough time of year. We have to really put our efforts together and do everything we can,” SCS parent, Louella Hill said.
Zoom classrooms have become another platform for many hackers to engage with. Schools across the Shenandoah Valley say they are doing what they can to protect students and staff.
The Virginia Department of Education met virtually Thursday morning to provide updates on how school is going across the state in light of the pandemic.
The West Virginia Department of Education reports more than 9,000 fewer students have enrolled in West Virginia public schools for the 2021-2021 school year.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools announced in a letter on Monday its current hybrid schooling model will remain the same for the remainder of the semester.
WPS started the year in a fully virtual format and after a said need for students to be back in the classroom, the board brought back kindergarteners five days a week, First through fifth graders started a hybrid schedule on November 10.
Rockingham County schools are looking to bring students grades 2 through 8 back to the classroom on November 16th. High school remains virtual through the end of the semester.
Rockingham County Public schools have seen a drop in enrollment by more than 400 students this year and it’s impacted the money the school division receives from the state by about two million dollars.
Like other Page County students, high schoolers can attend on a rotating AA/BB schedule beginning Nov. 16. Some students will attend Mondays and Tuesdays, others will attend Thursdays and Fridays.
The school district did not say in the post the factors behind its decision.
SCS is asking all parents to participate and submit their response by October 30.
The educational settings dashboard includes a line list of outbreaks in Kindergarten-12th Grade Schools (public and private) by school name with associated case numbers and deaths.
Peter Muhlenberg Middle School will return to a hybrid learning model on Monday, Oct. 26.
Harrisonburg school leaders are working on safe ways for students to get to school when they go back to in-person learning.
Tuesday night, the Harrisonburg School Board will meet to talk about an alternative for the school division when more students are physically able to return back to class.
Since transitioning to a hybrid model for students last week, Shenandoah County Public Schools has reported 13 active COVID-19 cases in the school division between teachers and students.
The Shenandoah County Public Schools Board announced on Twitter that Peter Muhlenberg Middle School will move to entirely virtual learning for at least the remainder of the week, effective Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Shenandoah County Public Schools' online COVID-19 dashboard reports a total of six active COVID-19 cases on Friday.
Starting next month more students will return physically to class in Rockingham County Public Schools as the school division returns to its hybrid model plan.
Kindergarteners in Waynesboro will soon have the opportunity to be back in the classroom, five days a week, starting Monday, Oct. 19.
On Monday, almost half the number of students in Shenandoah County returned back to class under the school division’s hybrid-learning model.
Rockingham County Public Schools issued a release Monday saying that a person, or persons, at McGaheysville Elementary School has been diagnosed with or tested positive for COVID-19.
The school district made these procedures as they approach the launch of the hybrid learning model on Oct. 12.