Hours after the General Assembly made masks for all Virginia public school students optional, the Prince William County School Board voted Wednesday to rescind a weekly COVID-19 testing mandate for unvaccinated division staff. School board members said that the testing, which was implemented after supply-related delays on Jan.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk police said they took four juveniles into custody and charges are pending after a fight Monday afternoon at Southside STEM Academy. Police responded to the school, located at 1106 Campostella Road, around 12:15 p.m. Monday. Four kids were taken into custody. Police did not release their ages.

Albemarle County school division's Lambs Lane campus, which serves one-fourth of the school system's population, is an inaccessible and confusing collection of buildings but school officials hope that will change. Plans are in the works to determine how best to improve the area, which includes Albemarle High, Jack Jouett Middle, Greer Elementary and Ivy Creek schools as well as the building services and transportation departments.

The Arlington School Board will meet at 7 p. m. Thursday to discuss a proposal to pause the school district’s virtual learning program for the next school year. School leadership said the current program is falling short of Arlington Public School’s vision of a “full range of academic and social-emotional services” for virtual students.

WINCHESTER - To be more transparent, the Frederick County School Board on Tuesday expressed support for making video recordings of their meetings available to the public. The meetings are livestreamed on YouTube, but they are not made available for viewing afterward. Several community members have complained about video recordings of board meetings not being available.

By Bridget Manley, publisher Masks will be optional for students in Harrisonburg City Schools starting March 1, Superintendent Michael Richards said Tuesday. Speaking to the Harrisonburg School Board during Tuesday's work session, Richards said although the district will "strongly recommend" mask wearing, a new law passed by both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates will not allow school boards to have mask mandates for schools.

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Three Alexandria public schools will participate in a Test to Stay pilot program coordinated by the Virginia Department of Health. The COVID-19 testing program seeks to minimize quarantines when possible in COVID-19 case investigations. James K.

Park View High School was built in 1976, parents, teachers and students say the building's issues are a distraction to learning. LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - In the wealthiest county in the country, some parents are fighting for their children to have a proper education, not through lesson plans or books but in the school itself.