Prince William County Public Schools

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey talks with family of a high school student wrongly accused of being involved in a school threat hoax.

Another local school board meeting devolved into parents shouting at each other and security and police clearing the room Wednesday night.

Another local school board meeting devolved into parents shouting at each other and security and police clearing the room. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder takes a closer look at what fueled the anger.

As students prepare to head back to school this fall, many local districts are still struggling to find enough teachers to fill their classrooms. “At this point we are around, roughly, close to 300 teachers short,” Monifa McKnight, the interim superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, said.   McKnight said students will start next week. But Tuesday night, the principal...

Students in Fairfax County and Prince William County public schools headed back for a new school year Monday, as did Catholic school students in Arlington..

Fairfax County and Alexandria city schools will require all its employees get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to regular testing. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

History is being made in Prince William County, as its school board names its first woman and first African American superintendent.

A Northern Virginia middle school teacher has been placed on leave after he apparently told students in a virtual classroom that he attended the Jan. 6 mob march on the Capitol and described it as a peaceful event. The short video circulating on social media appears to show Benjamin Plummer, a teacher and soccer coach at Fred Lynn Middle School…

The riot at the U.S. Capitol, and the possibility of more violent protests, along with the pandemic are taking a toll on the country’s mental health. It comes atop an already difficult time as millions worry about rising Covid-19 case numbers, job losses and food insecurity. A Boston University study found rates of depression have tripled during the...

A northern Virginia teachers’ union is apologizing after some of its members used child-size coffins as props at a protest seeking to delay in-person education

Prince William County Public Schools committed to a plan to get younger students back in the classroom next month. Some students will begin in-person school during the second quarter under a plan Superintendent Steve Walts reaffirmed at Wednesday’s board meeting. The county will use a 50-50 hybrid model option that will begin with pre-K through third graders. Pre-K and...

Prince William County Public Schools unveiled a new plan to get younger students back in the classroom. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.