Northern Virginia schools start Tuesday with new challenges amid pandemic

Tuesday marks the first day of school for students all over Northern Virginia, and it’s safe to say this school year is going to feel a little different.

Questions arise over plans for private tutoring by teachers in Fairfax County

In Fairfax County, FOX 5 has discovered teachers are advertising paid tutoring services as school districts across our area prepare to start school via distance learning.

Fairfax County Public Schools outlines reopening plan that includes virtual, on campus options

The Fairfax County School Board has developed an updated reopening plan for the upcoming school year that gives parents two options for their kids – full-time virtual instruction or at least two days of full instruction on campus each week. 

Should school staff be allowed to use social media to communicate with students?

It’s not unusual for your kids to get emails from their teachers and administrators but should school staff be able to reach out to children through social media?

Mandatory summer school coming soon for Alexandria City Public Schools students

Mandatory summer school is coming soon for Alexandria City Public Schools students. The district says it’s to make up for the loss of institutional time during the coronavirus pandemic.

Virginia schools discuss plan for fall classes

School districts around the D.C. region continue to make plans for what classes will look like in the fall.

Fairfax County Public Schools outlines possible scenarios for school in the fall

Fairfax County Schools has presented its board with several scenarios for reopening in the fall, including a possible mixture of in-person socially distant learning and virtual lessons.

Hundreds per hour being spent on investigation into Prince William County Schools superintendent

Taxpayer dollars — hundreds an hour — are being spent on an investigation looking into Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steve Walts' private messages he reportedly sent to students after hours. The school district hired an outside firm to investigate the communication between Walts and students via Twitter’s direct messages.

Prince William County Schools superintendent under investigation over private messages with students

Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Walts is defending himself against accusations he had inappropriate conversations with students via direct message on Twitter.

Fairfax County elementary school staffer tests ‘presumptive positive’ for coronavirus

Fairfax County Public Schools officials announced on Saturday that a staff member at an elementary school in the district has tested “presumptive positive” for novel coronavirus.

Virginia school temporarily closes over coronavirus concerns

A private school in Virginia is temporarily closing its doors as students and faculty are being quarantined over concerns of coronavirus. This comes after a recent school-sponsored trip to Northern Italy. 

Lawmakers OK mental health training for Virginia teachers

Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that will require full-time teachers to complete mental health awareness training, though some advocates are split on how the training should be implemented.

21 students from Chinese province at center of virus outbreak in Fairfax County for school, cultural exchange

Twenty-one students and five chaperones from the province at the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China arrived in the D.C. region two days ago to take part in a school exchange program with Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Group works to end student lunch shaming in Prince William County

At least four out of 10 students in a northern Virginia school district qualify for free or reduced lunch.  At times, their benefits lapse, which means the district foots the bill.