August 21, 2020 Utah school students, staff defying mask mandate could face charges: reports K-12 students and teachers in Utah could be charged with a misdemeanor for not wearing a mask, as they return to classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports.
August 5, 2020 Georgia school reopenings: Elementary student tests positive for coronavirus, student crowds raise questions A Georgia elementary school has shut down a classroom after a second-grade student tested positive for the coronavirus just two days into the new academic year, while photos of students packed close together have raised questions over safety policies for in-person learning.
July 9, 2020 Trump call to reopen schools draws pushback from Dem governors Inslee, Whitmer At least two Democratic Party governors said Thursday they’ll delay reopening schools for the fall semester if they decide the coronavirus pandemic makes reopening them unsafe for students and staff.
July 3, 2020 Kansas teacher had 210 photos, 31 videos of same 4th-grade girl, authorities say James Loganbill, 58, a former teacher at Meadow Lane Elementary School in Olathe, is due in court Aug. 18 on charges of reckless stalking.
March 18, 2020 Oregon schools closed through April 28; Calif. schools ‘unlikely’ to reopen before summer: governors Oregon schools from kindergarten through grade 12 will now remain closed through April 28 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday.
February 26, 2020 New Jersey elementary students forced to stand, use makeshift desks because overcrowding: report Students at an elementary school in New Jersey are using radiators as makeshift desks while others are forced to stand during class because of a serious overcrowding issue, a new report claims.
January 21, 2020 3-year-old goes viral for leading class in 'adorable' lunchtime prayer A preschooler in Missouri is going viral for blessing "all the boys and girls around the world" before digging into lunch with his classmates.
January 16, 2020 Pennsylvania schools turning to 'cyber snow days' on bad weather days The possibility of winter weather usually has students hoping for a snow day, but those days could be coming to an end.
January 14, 2020 California elementary school students hurt after plane dumps fuel over playground; nearly 60 people treated A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Shanghai, China, dumped fuel over an elementary school playground Tuesday as it was making its way back to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with more than a dozen children and several adults reporting injuries.
December 31, 2019 Baker Mitchell: Why do charter schools keep growing? Charter schools are growing nationally because they offer parents an alternative to public schools in which many children feel ignored, unsafe or unchallenged.
