The nasal swab testing will be offered at BCS high schools beginning Monday, September 28, 2020. Each school will be assigned a specific date and scheduled time for testing.
After spring break, Montevallo students resumed their classes online. For music majors, that meant the juniors and seniors had to record their recitals and submit videos instead of performing for their professors and classmates in person.
A Jacksonville High School Virtual Academy student who is a varsity football player tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, and other players were identified as close contacts.
Hoover City School elementary students started the new in-person learning schedule. Students switched from two days a week of in person learning to four.
State Health and Education leaders are continuing to work to make COVID school numbers available to the public. Leaders met late last week and continue to meet to compile that data.
When Tuscaloosa city school students walk into their school buildings today they will notice social distancing stickers and signs everywhere and they will notice school staff wearing masks.
The total number of positive coronavirus cases in the UA system, which includes UAB and UAH has increased but there is a big decrease in positive cases on the University of Alabama campus and a decline at UAB.
The halls at McAdory High School are quiet. The desks are empty. Instead of teaching behind a podium, 11th grade English teacher Rhonda Hayde is behind her desk and in front of her computer screen.
Jefferson County School leaders are working to increase the districts supply of PPE as they get ready to welcome students back into buildings for in-person learning.
Virtual learning is the new normal and for some families it’s been stressful, but experts say there are things you can do to try and make it as stress free as possible.
Hoover City Schools' leaders announced elementary school students will move from a staggered in-person/remote learning schedule to a four-day a week in-person schedule. Middle and high school students who have chosen in-person instruction will remain in the staggered schedule at this point.
The two games include a home game against Pelham High School scheduled for September 18 and an away game against McAdory High School scheduled for September 25.
Both Leeds and St. Clair County Superintendents are clarifying what happened during the rivalry football game that ended in Leeds band being sent home.
The district announced earlier this month the plan was to try and start a five-day a week schedule, but that may be looking more like a goal than the reality.
Most of the state’s largest school districts started school virtually this year but many are now saying they will move to in-person instruction by November.
Some Jefferson County school students will soon be heading back to the classroom. The school district announced Thursday afternoon that students who want to attend traditional school will be welcomed back in less than two weeks.
The number of positive coronavirus cases at the University of Alabama appears to be dropping according to the Dean of the College of Community Health Sciences.
The new superintendent at Homewood City Schools says his top priority is getting students, families, and staff to other side of this pandemic this school year while ensuring both safety and a quality education.
Colleges and universities across the country are cracking down on students who don’t follow recommended guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Superintendent Ray Hill says students were asked to wear masks to school, and he saw students ranging from young children to high school, wearing them.
The order for a return to a hybrid traditional model would start with Pre-K and Exceptional Education students. K-5 will be second. Finally grades 6-12 would return.
With a rise in COVID-19 cases on college campuses around the country, some people suggest shutting things down and sending students home. Local health experts say that may do more harm than good.
Late Friday afternoon, the University of Alabama system reported 846 positive cases between August 28th and September 3. That brought the total number of students, faculty and staff at the University to test positive for COVID to more than 2,000 people since classes started.
The Special Education Advisory Panel held a virtual meeting Wednesday discussing some of the concerns parents and teachers have about accommodations for special needs students.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a meal flexibility waiver that covers free school breakfast and lunch effective immediately and through December 31, 2020.
Based on research done by the University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center, Alabama’s public school enrollment in the 24 counties that comprise the Black Belt fell from 139,739 to 106,801 from 1995 to the 2019-2020 school year.
Birmingham City School leaders received extra training ahead of the upcoming school year that’s to expected to increase what your child has access to this year.
The profiles in question promise anonymity for students who provide content or otherwise engage. The profiles also ask students to vote in various polls ranging from teacher preferences to political preferences.
Some lessons are now being taught outside for parts of the day, not only for health reasons, but also for kids to get some fresh air and appreciate what nature has to offer.
Auburn University’s reentry testing results show there was a 4 percent positivity rate among students returning for classes this fall, the university announced Thursday.
JSU leaders said, “Any organization that allegedly violates this directive will be referred to the Director of Community Standards and Student Ethics for disciplinary review.”
Local parents are raising concerns about the multi-million dollar e-learning platform the state is using this year and how transparent the company was with its accreditation.
