Wakefield High School cancels classes after lockdown and overdose incidents

Classes have been canceled at Wakefield High School tomorrow and mental health support will be provided to students and staff to process this week’s incidents.

Wakefield High School parents express concern after apparent student overdose

Parents are questioning school administration after a student was found unconscious in a bathroom at Wakefield High School due to an apparent drug overdose.

Safe Passage worker dead after shooting near Coolidge High School

D.C. police are searching for the suspect who shot 36-year-old Michael Gaddis, a Safe Passage worker, on Monday near Coolidge High School.

AI detection tool launched by ChatGPT makers OpenAI amid school cheating fears

The AI detection tool is responding to fears that ChatGPT's artificial intelligence ability to write just about anything could fuel cheating in schools.

West Virginia advances mandate to display ‘In God We Trust’ in schools

Republican Sen. Mike Azinger, who introduced the bill, says he wants to give students something to look up to and to tell them it's okay to “say God” in school. The bill requires that the phrase appears in an area in each school building.

Montgomery County Public Schools holds community forum on Fentanyl

Fentanyl overdoses among young people across the country are on the rise, and Montgomery County is no exception. So county school official hosted a community forum on Saturday to talk to parents about the deadly drug.

Principal, assistant principal leave Virginia school where 6-year-old shot teacher

The principal and assistant principal of a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher are leaving the school in the latest shake up related to the shooting.

PGCPS apologizes, seniors no longer need extra credits to graduate

In a new letter to parents, Prince George's County Public Schools apologizes for a system error they say caused students to be three credits short of graduation. 

Parents will learn how to use Narcan at MCPS community forum on Fentanyl

It’s deadly – and it’s in our schools. That’s the message Montgomery County officials plan to deliver to parents Saturday morning when they host a community forum about Fentanyl.

Teenager shot outside of Northeast DC school

A juvenile teenager was shot near a Northeast D.C. school on Friday, prompting a lockdown at the building.

ChatGPT may be smart enough to graduate law school

Many school districts and colleges are still scrambling to figure out how to set policies on if and how ChatGPT can be used.

3 Richard Montgomery High School students facing robbery, assault charges

Three Richard Montgomery High School students are accused of robbing and assaulting at least two Gaithersburg High School students earlier this month.

Judge denies pre-trial motions for LCPS officials

Former Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler and communications official Wayde Byard appeared in a Leesburg court Thursday afternoon for pre-trial motions. 

Parents and teachers are concerned with how MCPS handles drug overdoses

More and more parents are voicing frustration with the lack of information being shared about the growing opioid crisis the Montgomery County Public Schools system is now warning about.

Seniors scramble to graduate after PGCPS system error

Graduation could be on the line for some high school seniors in Prince George's County. The school district says a system error is to blame and now they're asking students to take a last-minute course - halfway into the school year.

Arlington Education Association president arrested for embezzling over $400K

A former Arlington Education Association President has been charged with four counts of embezzlement and is being accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars.