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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: 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. 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: 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: 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.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 3:56 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
On Friday, Governor Ralph Northam announced that all Virginia school divisions should make in-person learning options available by March 15. Harrisonburg City Public Schools says the school division already complies with the guidance.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 12:10 PM EST
|By Tara Todd, NBC29
A school board member in Augusta County says it’s time to start talking about getting kids back in school four days a week. He was not the only one who advocated for that Thursday night during a school board meeting in Verona.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 6:14 PM EST
|By Simone McKenny
“Certainly this reinforces a lot of the things that we have already put in place and certainly relieves a lot of anxiety for a lot of folks that are working so hard to ensure we are giving proper education to our children as best we can in a pandemic,” Eric Bond explained.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:32 PM EST
|By Simone McKenny
“This week to see the kids come back, to see the looks on the teacher’s faces to see the children so excited to be back in school, I’ve been borderline euphoric,” Staunton City Schools superintendent, Dr. Garett Smith.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 5:34 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The Virginia Department of Health has released new guidance for divisions to follow when reopening PreK-12 schools.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 3:58 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Delegate Tony Wilt (R-Broadway) filed legislation to establish a school remediation task force on Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 3:51 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Richmond Animal Care and Control is searching for information after a dead dog was found inside a crate at Byrd Park.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 6:14 PM EST
|By Simone McKenny
“Even though the pandemic was the impetus for setting this up, it’s clear this is something that would be helpful even when everything is back in person,” Mendonca explained.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 5:35 PM EST
|By Simone McKenny
Staunton, Augusta, and Waynesboro school districts plan to virtually bring students back this week.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 6:07 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Page County Public Schools announced Thursday the school district will continue with full remote learning for the next two and a half weeks.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Simone McKenny
“We were successful in bringing students back in the fall and we made sure we followed all the CDC guidelines. We’ve been in contact with the Virginia Department of Health during all of this,” said Dr. Deborah Greubel, MBU’s chief health officer and a lead on the university’s pandemic response team.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 11:37 AM EST
|By Adrianna Hargrove, NBC12
The Virginia Education Association (VEA) is now calling for schools across the state to move to all-virtual instruction through at least mid-January.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 6:15 AM EST
|By Katey Roshetko
75% of parents worry about their children falling behind in school.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 5:34 PM EST
|By Simone McKenny
“I think it has worked as well as a hybrid model can. We’ve tried to make improvements where we needed to but overall, I think our hybrid model has worked very well,” the superintendent explained.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Page County Public Schools announced Friday the school division will transition to fully remote learning for the next two weeks.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:55 PM EST
|By Caitlin Piemme
Online learning has been an adjustment for both teachers and students, and isolation has taken a toll on mental health.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 6:36 PM EST
|By John Hood
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.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 4:29 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
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.