Schools districts across DC area impacted by teacher shortages

School districts all across the DC region are struggling to hire teachers. This means many classrooms may have to deal with overcrowding due to being short staffed to start the year.

Monkeypox Outbreak: Should DC area schools be concerned?

While the coronavirus pandemic seems to be winding down, children going back to school could face a new risk this year, the monkeypox virus.

Schools districts across DMV work to address hundreds of teacher openings

Parents and students across the D.C. region are getting ready for the start of the school year, but some area schools some are still working to fill teacher openings.

3 men accused of stealing thousands of laptops from Fairfax County Public Schools

Three men, including two Fairfax County Public School employees, are accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of laptops that belonged to the school system, according to police.

Fairfax Co. Schools votes to limit cell phone usage

Leaders will be voting Thursday night on whether students should be banned from using their cell phones on school grounds.

Parents in Fairfax question county's plan to address learning loss

Fairfax County Public Schools' plan to address learning loss includes ensuring each student has a Tutor.com account paid for by the district. Some parents have had enough of virtual learning.

Middle school dance canceled in Arlington due to possible threat

Eighth graders at Gunston Middle School won't be attending their scheduled dance Friday night after school officials caught wind of multiple threats to interrupt the function. 

Fairfax County schools work to add bathrooms to athletic facilities

It’s been a stinky situation in Fairfax County Public Schools: 15 of it’s high school athletic stadiums don’t have permanent bathrooms.

Stafford County parents upset over rezoning boundaries

In the fall, students in the Park Ridge neighborhood in Stafford will pass their current elementary school to attend another one.

Nearly 50 Virginia schools held walkouts in support of abortion access

More than 44 Virginia schools and James Madison University participated in a Statewide Student Day of Action for Abortion Access on Monday, holding walkouts in support of federal and state measures that will codify Roe v. Wade, including the certification of the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution.