BACK TO SCHOOL

Registered Dietitian Emily Kyle shows Bridget a recipe that you can make for your kid’s lunches.

Now that the school year is well underway and students are off to the races for another year of learning and studying, we thought we’d ask: Can we see your pictures?

Students have returned to in-person classes in the largest U.S. school district. The city also began enforcing vaccine mandates for indoor activities and required city workers to return to the office.

If a one percent sales tax increase passes it could fund a school system that’s crumbling

For the first time, Carrol County High School has a new elective course on African American History this semester.

Eating nutritious foods is a crucial part of having a well-functioning immune system, especially for those who are heading back into the classroom.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, Amherst County High School closed its doors Tuesday for contact tracing but will be back open Wednesday.

As schools reopen across Virginia, we’re working for you to track cases of COVID-19 across local school systems.

Across Virginia organizations and schools are getting about $2.7 million in grants this year.

The Henry County Career Academy is preparing students for the workforce.

We somehow made it to August, which means it’s back-to-school time for students and teachers everywhere.

With students now going back to school or preparing for that very moment, there are probably lots of groans over the fact that summer is about to end -- and understandably so.

The Richmond School Board approved Superintendent Jason Kamras' push for a vaccine mandate for staff on Monday in an 8-1 vote.

Getting dinner on the table at a reasonable hour can be a challenge, but those who have Instant Pots know that dinner can be done in 30 minutes or less with this trendy cooking machine.

More and more students are taking advantage of the opportunity to graduate high school early, mostly a semester early in December or January.

The first day of school is hard, but one 8-year-old boy helped his classmate with autism, who was having a particularly hard time.

On Twitter, a woman posed the following question.

Starting high school can understandably create nervousness among parents and kids.

As school buses hit the road again, we’re working for you on what drivers need to lookout for.

It’s a term that sounds like it’s some sort of physical sickness, but it’s a malaise that plagues the mind and one’s actions.

State health leaders are supporting the recently issued mask mandate in schools.

Vintage Vault shares a few of their popular back to school looks specifically tailored to teachers.

Mary Rapoport from the <a href="https://www.virginiaeggcouncil.org/recipes.cfm" target="_blank">Virginia Egg Council </a>shows us a few of her favorite back-to-school breakfast recipes.

Bridget and Jenna show us a few ways to organize school supplies using what you can find around your home.

Join Bridget and Jenna as they give tips on the different ways to help your teen succeed in school and they gave a few local kids a back-to-school shout out.

Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration issued a universal mask mandate for K-12 schools Thursday.

Millions of dollars are going to local schools, thanks to COVID relief money.

Join Bridget and Lindsey as they chat about some of the best back to school movies you can watch with your family, tips on how to have your kids wind down during their bedtime, a couple of fun facts about school, and a back to school shout out to two Cloverdale Elementary students.

While masks may be required for Virginia schools to open, that’s not the case for extracurricular activities, according to the VHSL.

Three options if you don’t want your student going into a classroom

Students at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke got a special welcome back to school on Tuesday afternoon.

New testing software and tutoring will enable individual student plans

If you are looking for a way to create memories by also cherishing memories, check out this Pinterest craft.

Join Bridget and Lindsey as they chat about a Toy Story back-to-school photo trend, wishing a local student a happy first day back to school and a couple of tips for parents for their kids.

Monday August 9th is known as Restock Monday. That means if you’ve cleaned out your garage or closet recently you can bring your items to sell for the rest of the week.

With the new school year looming, some families might be worried about how well their kids will adjust to having mask policies in place, COVID-19 concerns and getting back into a normal school routine.

There are local families who just can’t afford school supplies right now and need the community’s support.

It’s time to kick back-to-school shopping into high gear as <a href="https://www.wsls.com/video/news/2021/08/03/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-virginias-tax-free-weekend/" target="_blank">Virginia’s Tax-Free Weekend</a> begins after midnight Friday and school starts, for some, in just days.

As coronavirus cases rise across the Commonwealth, many parents are now wondering how to keep their children safe.

As summer starts to wind down, families are counting down the days until students return to classrooms across Southwest and Central Virginia.

The three-day sales tax holiday begins Friday August 6, at 12:01 a.m. and runs through Sunday 11:59 p.m.

Additional vaccination are required for some students.

Regardless of the time of year, or how old your kids are, it's important to have a system in place to wind them down at the end of the day.

An update in CDC mask guidelines has many families asking will my child be required to wear a mask while at school?

If you couldn’t make it Wednesday, the store manager says you can donate supplies the first weekend of August—which is Walmart's back-to-school, tax-free weekend.

Should students be required to wear masks this fall? In Radford, the answer to that question won’t be decided by school leaders.

The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts are hosting free clinics so children can get all their back to school shots over the next several weeks.

Two school districts in Southwest Virginia just voted to make masking optional this upcoming school year, Botetourt County and Franklin County.

For much of his life, Timothy Rohrer, a now-young adult who was diagnosed with autism as a second-grader, has dealt with exclusion from his peers.

It’s not every day that a 92-year-old retires from a job.

3/21/2021: Prosecuting the Riot, Race in the Ranks, Back to School Detailing the charges facing the Capitol rioters; Then, changing how the military handles racial bias in the ranks; And, studying coronavirus spread in one Georgia school system.

Who doesn’t love “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” (And the polar bear version. And the panda edition!) Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle definitely have that formula down to a science. And well, the classics are the classics for a reason, and most parents can probably agree there will be room for those books on any shelf.