Five Western Virginia school systems have obtained grants from Appalachian Power Co. to help fund the purchase of new electrically powered school buses, the utility announced Tuesday. So far, schools in Montgomery, Bedford, Campbell, Amherst and Washington counties have received $2.1, which is being used to buy nine "energy efficient" buses, Appalachian said.

Prince William School Board Vice Chair Loree Williams tried to address questions swirling around the county's culturally responsive instruction Monday night, hosting a town hall for community members at division headquarters.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk Public Schools wants to make it easier for students to get a COVID-19 shot in their arm with in-school vaccination clinics during school hours. Fourth-grader Thomas and some of his fellow classmates at Ghent School rolled up their sleeves Tuesday to get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY COUNTY - Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (WJCC) is continuing to provide COVID-19 prevention measures to ensure that students, faculty, and staff are in a healthy learning environment. The school district is now helping to provide vaccinations to students who are 5-11 years old.

A discrimination lawsuit against Fairfax County Public Schools will move forward after a federal appeals court ruled in favor of a girl who says the school system failed to respond to her sexual assault claim when she was in middle school. The plaintiff, who uses the pseudonyms B.R.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A debate is growing over student access to technology while inside Richmond Public School classrooms. "We know we have a problem," Jonathan Young, a Richmond School Board member said. RPS has a cell phone policy in place.

Stone Robinson Elementary School is currently dealing with a cluster of COVID-19 cases.

by: Jordan Bondurant Posted: / Updated: HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - Henrico County Public Schools is remembering a 4th grader killed in last week's quadruple shooting in Richmond. Nine-year-old Abdul Bani-Ahmad and 14-year-old Rahquan Logan were gunned down outside the OMG Convenience Store on Nine Mile Road on Friday night.