The Albemarle County school division is denying in-person learning access to students with disabilities who can't or won't wear a face covering - a group that should be exempted from the mask requirement, according to a state public health order.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - The full panel of 15 appellate judges in Richmond has narrowly upheld a former northern Virginia high school student's appeal to have her lawsuit against the school system reinstated after an alleged sexual assault on a band trip.

By 6 p.m. Friday, the only remaining evidence of that afternoon's thunder and rain were shallow puddles dotting the back parking lot at South Lakes High School in Reston. They posed no issue to the block party taking place just outside the home stadium's gates, where a student band covered indie hits, boosters sold Seahawks gear and a group of huddled seniors painted each other's faces.

Other districts in Southwest Virginia have seen spikes, particularly in Franklin County where it was reported last week that more than 600 students had been placed in quarantine. Officials with Franklin County schools said most of the students in quarantine had potential exposures rather than testing positive for COVID-19.

Fairfax County Public Schools will provide additional compensation for select staff members, particularly bus drivers and special education teachers, and bolster its mental health services, thanks to a new round of federal COVID-19 relief. The ESSER III (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency

BERRYVILLE - To say that the Clarke County Public Schools were busy on Tuesday, the start of the new academic year, would be an understatement. "It's more crowded around the schools than we've seen in two years," said Superintendent Chuck Bishop. That can be attributed to two factors.

Public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, said they will require student-athletes participating in the Virginia High School League to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 by Nov. 8. The announcement was made Tuesday by Loudoun County schools Superintendent Dr. Scott A. Ziegler. Nearby districts have been mulling the decision to mandate vaccines for its student-athletes recently.

Chancellor High School and Walker-Grant Middle School are both pausing in-person learning. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Two schools in Fredericksburg, Virginia, have reverted to virtual learning because of COVID-19 outbreaks. First, Walker-Grant Middle School announced they would return to online instruction after an outbreak on Aug. 26.

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - More students in Nelson County are speaking out, and walking out, of school. They want answers after an altercation last week where 15-year-old student - identified by his mother, Amber Harper, during a previous protest as Tilor - was thrown to the ground by Nelson County Sheriff David W.

Just a few weeks into five-day-a-week in-person learning in the new school year, Northern Virginia public school systems are keeping an eye on the increase in COVID-19 cases among young people. With isolated confirmed coronavirus cases in schools, and the associated quarantining, a number of schools throughout the region are taking steps to avoid the spread of the virus.