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.

New Virginia law aims to improve school emergency response

Every second counts for first responders when it comes to saving lives and now a new Virginia law aims to help those heroes navigate better as they respond to emergencies at schools. 

Virginia Tech Mass Shooting: Campus community remembers victims 15 years later

15 years after a student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, the campus and community are gathering Saturday to honor the lives that were lost that day.

Group fighting controversial Virginia school admissions policy takes case to US Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday called for a response from a Virginia school system regarding a controversial admissions policy at a highly selective high school. This comes amid efforts by a coalition of parents to overturn the policy.

Court allows controversial school admissions policy in Virginia to continue pending appeal

A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students.