Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 5:54 PM EST
|By Kyle Rogers and Andrew McMunn
A Virginia mother has been charged for making a threat on school property after comments she made during a school board meeting over a mask mandate.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 6:19 PM EST
|By Colby Johnson
In Harrisonburg, James Madison University doesn’t plan to make any changes to its COVID protocols ahead of the spring.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
More than 500,000 kids tested positive with COVID-19 in the U.S. within three weeks in August. With vaccination rates low in children, health experts say keeping kids safe in school can be difficult.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 9:05 PM EDT
|By Stephanie Penn
Division Superintendent Dr. Oskar Scheikl said the transportation department is working to have the issues straightened out by next Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 8:53 PM EDT
|By Henry Graff
They are aiming for weekly testing of students and staff to keep a lid on outbreaks.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Julian Bussells
Bridgewater College welcomes back students new and old.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
As students return to the classroom, some parents worry for their children’s safety, and they are asking for virtual learning options. Some parents are also concerned over the lack of substitute teachers and proper social distancing.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 7:55 PM EDT
|By Colby Johnson
James Madison University starts classes on Wednesday and almost all of its over 21,000 students are back in Harrisonburg.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
WEB started in the summer with “WEB Day” when rising sixth graders were invited to get a tour of their new school. They also got to do crafts and ask older students questions. The day is led by the eighth grade WEB leaders.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
Jon Venn, Chief Human Resources Officer with Staunton City Schools, says Staunton schools are currently hiring in a few positions.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
Back-to-school traffic is expected at this time of year, but some are saying it’s worse than usual, especially at places like Wilson Memorial High School.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Tara Todd
On Monday, surrounded by school supplies, volunteers at Augusta Expo in Fishersville got them sorted for 29 schools in Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 7:02 PM EDT
|By Colby Johnson
Monday night’s Rockingham County School Board meeting was moved to the Spotswood High School auditorium in anticipation of the large crowd in attendance.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Caitlin Piemme
Shenandoah County Public Schools has announced that beginning Monday, August 9, all students, staff, teachers, and visitors are required to wear face coverings while inside our schools. Masks are also required on all school transportation.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
The school board met last night to discuss their back-to-school plan, and members talked about a statewide mandate that says schools must follow what the CDC recommends.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
With COVID-19 cases rising across the country and throughout the Shenandoah Valley, local school officials are updating mask guidance for the classroom.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The best discounts on back-to-school items are actually in the last week of August and early September; however, a survey by the financial website NerdWallet found that only 8% of parents who back-to-school shop spread out that shopping out throughout the year.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Kayla Brooks
As students across the Valley get ready to go back to school, leaders are deciding what that will look like. The Waynesboro School Board met Tuesday, July 27 to discuss their back-to-school plans.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
West Virginia University has released guidance regarding COVID-19 testing requirements ahead of the 2021 Fall Semester.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By Simone McKenny
All the books tell stories that highlight different languages, food and unity.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Simone McKenny
“I can remember the kids looking at me and being like Ms. Davis, what’s going on and I was like I don’t know,” explained Staunton High School science teacher Heather Davis.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Last week the school division was notified they have the second-highest graduation rate in the state at 98%.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 7:21 PM EDT
|By Caitlin Piemme
On the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors’ agenda Wednesday is hearing a proposed plan for a Montessori school in Mount Crawford called “New Beginnings.”
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 8:40 PM EDT
|By Simone McKenny
“It’s not just an error in calculation, It’s detrimental,” Hardy County Schools Superintendent Sheena VanMeter explained.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 4:34 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Shenandoah County Public Schools announced the expansion of in-person learning opportunities for students in its hybrid learning model on Wednesday, March 10.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 1:13 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Page County Public Schools announced on Wednesday more in-person learning days will be provided for students, with some students starting as early as next week.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 10:53 AM EST
|By Daniel Grimes, NBC29
The Senate already passed legislation earlier this month that requires Virginia’s schools to provide both an in-person and virtual option. Now, the House is considering similar expectations, but that would provide parents and schools more flexibility.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 at 4:13 PM EST
|By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press
Virginia House Democrats have unveiled legislation that would require school districts to offer at least some access to in-person learning by the 2021-2022 school year.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 10:25 AM EST
|By Tara Todd, NBC29
Just three weeks in, Staunton Schools’ Superintendent reported a successful start to the hybrid program Monday night during a school board meeting.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Caitlin Piemme
Rockingham County Public Schools is kicking off in-person learning by providing free breakfast and lunch for students at school and for those who are attending classes from home.