STUDENTS

Two security guards at a high school in Montgomery County, Maryland, were recently hospitalized after breathing in smoke from an unknown drug inside a school bathroom, officials say.

The guards breathed in smoke from an unknown drug at a Montgomery County high school. (NOTE: This video reported that five students in the county died from overdoses in January, according to a council member. A county spokesperson says the deaths were actually since the beginning of the school year.) News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

New data from the Maryland Department of Education is reinforcing what so many parents already know: The pandemic and virtual learning had a devastating impact on education. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

This year across the DC region, more than 100 children have been victims of violent crimes or committed violent crimes. Why is violent crime among young people on the rise? And are there any solutions? News4’s Shawn Yancy spoke to three people working to understand, prevent and solve the youth violence epidemic in our community.

As youth violence continues to plague D.C., a program aimed at keeping kids in school and out of trouble is having some success.

A group of students at a Charles County high school acted quickly when their teacher suffered a severe heart attack. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Students got an opportunity to attend the “X-STEM NOVA” conference Wednesday to learn how science and math are used outside of the classroom. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports how students in the D.C. area fared.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder spoke with parents and neighbors at an Arlington school bus stop who are concerned about their safety.

Thousands of students in D.C. could be turned away from school if they’re not up-to-date on their routine vaccinations. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Virginia students walked out of classes to protest new transgender policies. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance surrounding head lice, saying it’s not an issue of poor hygiene or a health hazard and that children should not be sent home or miss school because they have it.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidance on head lice for the first time since 2015.

Recent test scores show many Prince George’s County students are not making the grade in English and math. It follows national scores released recently that confirm students fell behind when schools transitioned to virtual learning during the pandemic. News4’s Darcy Spencer breaks down the numbers and spoke to a school board member about the path forward.

Public school students showed a dramatic decline in math and reading in their annual assessments, officials say. News4’s Mark Segraves reports what the school system is doing to try to make up for lost learning during the pandemic.

New data shows a dramatic decline in D.C. Public Schools’ students learning since the pandemic and virtual learning began. Students in third through eighth grades, as well as high school students, took assessments in the spring for the first time in two years. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) on Friday released the results, which show declines...

Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, a new study shows. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Some Prince George’s County Public Schools students participated in a free STAMP camp, learning science, technology, aerospace and mathematics skills as part of the school system’s effort to combat the negative impact of distance learning. 

Some Prince George’s County students attended a free STAMP Camp, learning science, technology, aerospace and mathematics skills. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins has the story.

All D.C. students, including those who attend private and charter schools, will need to be up-to-date on their vaccines and immunizations in order to attend school in the fall, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced. Bowser stood alongside school and health officials in front of a large mobile vaccine clinic Monday as she announced that such clinics would go to neighborhoods...