As students return to the classroom, some parents worry for their children's safety, and they are asking for virtual learning options. On top of that, some parents are concerned over the lack of substitute teachers and proper social distancing.

Twigg did not accept this substitute motion and accused Braswell of wanting to cut the time short "because things are not playing your way." "Mr. Braswell, now is not the time to get our violins out and start playing for you and Ms. Shelley," he said.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine spoke Tuesday to a group of business and community leaders about the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill the Senate recently passed and viewed a new electric school bus at Evington-based Sonny Merryman.

The city has received a $500,000 grant for a gun violence prevention program aimed at middle school students who are likely to pick up a weapon in the future, Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday. Forty middle schoolers from Martin Luther King Jr.

Two Virginia state lawmakers sent a letter to superintendents and school boards in response to the mask mandate that was issued on Aug. 12 requiring masks in all K-12 schools. They used the letter to clarify what they say has been a misrepresentation of a law passed earlier this year being used as basis to mandate masks in schools.

School board members discussed a 2021-2026 strategic plan at a meeting Tuesday, following recent improvements in graduation rates, dropout rates and accreditation. HAMPTON, Va. - Author's Note: The video above is from August 4, 2021. Hampton City Schools leaders have a new strategic plan for 2021-2026.

WINCHESTER - The seven-member Winchester School Board on Monday night unanimously approved policy changes that significantly shift the way transgender students are treated in Winchester Public Schools. "Our vision statement is very clear," WPS Superintendent Jason Van Heukelum said in a Tuesday statement to The Star.

Richmond, Va. (WRIC) - New data from the Virginia Department of Health shows the percentage of children among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is increasing. Experts say the shift demonstrates the urgency of youth vaccinations and the need for continued precautions in school.

With more COVID-19 infections being recorded each day, the caseloads in Dan River Region schools continue to climb. As of Tuesday, 36 virus cases had been recorded in Danville Public Schools since the doors opened Aug. 19. Six of those infections are among staff members, and the rest are students with the majority - 16 - at George Washington High School.

Virginia Beach will not have comprehensive policies in place to protect transgender students by the start of the school year as required by state law. A vote was scheduled Tuesday, but the board postponed it after two members raised a procedural point, saying the policy wasn't eligible to be voted on yet because it had not come before the board twice.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Just minutes after the Rockingham County school board meeting began, board members voted to end the meeting after some audience members would not put on a face mask. "I can ask the sheriff's deputy to come in and enforce a public order or we can adjourn the public meeting," school board chair Renee Reed said.

Dr. Scott Ziegler says his school district is keeping a close eye on the Delta variant. LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - Excitement is building for students heading back to class in Loudoun County. Officials are keeping a close eye on the Delta variant.