CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s two teachers’ unions criticized Gov. Jim Justice for changing the school re-entry guidelines yet again, while a parent and attorney in Kanawha County filed a lawsuit to block any use of the re-entry plans and executive orders. The West Virginia Education ...
CHARLESTON — State health and higher education officials unveiled a new way of calculating positive cases in counties that are also home to large college student populations, such as Monongalia County. A new executive order released Tuesday night also tightened gathering restrictions in ...
WHEELING -- Superintendent Kim Miller on Wednesday announced that starting next week, Ohio County Schools will move to its Level 1 instruction plan, meaning students will physically be in class Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with Wednesday as a virtual day. The county on Wednesday ...
CHARLESTON — The color-coded school re-entry map parents and school officials rely on during the COVID-19 pandemic is changing yet again. Gov. Jim Justice held a rare online Tuesday briefing with reporters from the Capitol to explain the new County Alert System map. He also laid out new ...
CHARLESTON — Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango, the Democratic candidate for governor in the Nov. 3 general election, is calling for local control to return to counties on re-opening decisions. Salango criticized Gov. Jim Justice in a virtual press conference Tuesday morning prior to ...
WHEELING — School districts across the nation are reporting a high number of employee call-offs, but that is not happening in the Northern Panhandle, according to local officials. The number of available substitute employees could be of concern in the future, however, if illness strikes a ...
