RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Supreme Court of Virginia dismissed a lawsuit filed by 13 Chesapeake parents challenging Governor Glenn Youngkin's executive order that lifts mask mandates at schools. The parents claimed Youngkin overstepped his bounds with that executive order that allowed parents to decide if their child would wear a mask in school or not.

Area schools reported 1,943 positive cases of COVID-19 among staff and students in January-about 300 fewer positive cases than were reported between August and December of last year. About 2,500 staff and students were quarantined in January, compared to about 7,500 quarantines between August and December, 2021.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Education is searching for places to participate in the Summer Food Service Program this year so children can have the access to nutritious meals while out of school. The department says it reimburses meals served and administrative costs for approved locations that take part.

Early in January it was masks, now its contract tracing and quarantine. During a special called meeting last week, the Madison County School Board again amended its COVID-19 Mitigation Plan, this time making changes to contact tracing and quarantining.

The Virginia Dept. of Health is teaming up with Lynchburg City Schools to offer a couple of mobile vaccine clinics. These clinics are open to the public, anyone ages 5 and above. SEE ALSO:COVID-19 tests begin shipping to homes across US from federal governmentThey are offering first and second doses, along with the booster shot.

Attorneys for both the school boards and for Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) say that Judge Louise DiMatteo voluntarily disclosed her spouse's employment, and neither party objected or viewed her spouse's job at an Arlington school as a conflict of interest.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Inside classrooms, teachers continue to do their best to keep educating children. But according to a recent National Education Association poll, 90% of its members say feeling burned out is a problem. Across central Virginia, educators are highlighting why the problem has grown.

CHRISTIANSBURG - Montgomery County Public Schools officials have been given the green light to begin putting together a draft resolution that would enable collective bargaining - if the school board does in fact approve that measure later.

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WVIR) - Waynesboro Public Schools is celebrating Black History Month with inspiration from some of its most accomplished graduates. This month, WPS will be spotlighting several Black alumni on the division's social media pages, sharing information about their lives, time in Waynesboro schools, and words of wisdom.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Henrico County Public Schools says it will no longer allow maskless students in the classroom following a ruling made by an Arlington County judge on Friday that temporarily stopped Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order. The judge granted the temporary order in favor of seven school boards, including Richmond Public Schools, that wanted Gov.