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How parents can help kids cope with transitions, adjustments 01/24/2022 03:03pm • Whether it's extended school breaks or the COVID-related back-and-forth between virtual and in-person learning, some families have experienced a lot of adjustments recently. And while it can be tough on children, one Northern Virginia psychiatrist has tips to help everyone cope. "What parents Masks off for some Loudoun Co. students 01/24/2022 02:58pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order allowing parents to choose whether students wear masks in school went into effect Monday. Loudoun County school rules say students must still wear masks, but that didn’t stop dozens of students at a high school in Purcellville from walking to cl 'We stopped the spread of COVID': Prince George's schools CEO says unpopular decisions paying off 01/24/2022 02:00pm • When Prince George’s County, Maryland, Public Schools leaders suddenly announced that the week leading up to winter break, and the two weeks after, would feature virtual learning, they acknowledge it wasn’t a popular decision. But schools CEO Monica Goldson said the only thing school leaders Virginia school systems sue to stop Youngkin’s mask-optional order 01/24/2022 09:54am • Seven Virginia school districts have filed suit against Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order leaving masking decisions to parents. The school boards of Alexandria, Arlington County, the City of Richmond, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Hampton and Prince William County filed the suit on Monday. 'It's a balance': Va. health commissioner on new COVID-19 guidance for schools 01/24/2022 09:21am • While the future of Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin's Executive Order lifting a mask mandate in schools will be argued in court, school districts are now operating under new guidance from the state's Department of Health and Department of Education. The 14-page "Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Md. evictions lower than pre-pandemic levels but could climb this year, judge says 01/24/2022 05:08am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Failure to pay rent eviction filings remain lower than pre-pandemic levels, District Court of Maryland Chief Judge John P. Morrissey told Support for Parents Attending College: What to Know 01/23/2022 07:00pm • For many students, the college experience is a far cry from long hours in the library and weekend parties -- it's about balancing the demands of parenthood, and often full-time employment, with the challenges of pursing a degree. More than 1 in 5 college students are raising children while attending Catholic Diocese of Arlington instructs its schools to follow Virginia mask exemption order 01/23/2022 05:34pm • The Catholic Diocese of Arlington has instructed its schools to follow Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's mask exemption order that goes into effect Monday. In a letter to school leaders, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Arlington Joseph Vorbach, said state requirements should be followed Thousands march in DC against COVID-19 vaccine mandates 01/23/2022 04:11pm • Thousands of people chanted "no more mandate" while marching in D.C. Sunday afternoon in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and vaccine passports. The Children's Health Defense, a group sponsoring the "Defeat the Mandates" event, said they expected 20,000 people to participate in the mile-long Ongoing debate over masking in Va. schools brings mixed messaging for parents, students 01/23/2022 01:14pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin caused a stir when he signed an executive order lifting the mask mandate at schools with the order's fate landing in the courts. But there's been some mixed messaging on what parents and their kids should do in the meantime as the order is in legal limbo. Under Youngk Local health expert applauds DC area schools for implementing home rapid tests 01/22/2022 11:25am • On Sunday, parents in Prince George’s County, Maryland, will administer rapid tests sent home with their kids on Thursday and upload the results in an online portal ahead of sending their kids back to class on Monday. Parents in D.C. had to do something similar coming out of winter break, and s DC area food banks among those scrambling for volunteers amid COVID 01/22/2022 09:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from their usual shifts, and companies and schools that regularly supply large groups of volunteers are canceling their participation over virus fears. Prince William County schools revise COVID-19 isolation, quarantine guidelines 01/21/2022 11:17pm • Schools in Prince William County, Virginia, are reducing quarantine requirements for students and staff in line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. Starting Monday, students K-12 and staff who have been identified as a close contact but are not sick must quarantine for five Anacostia High School teachers leave classes Friday demanding more transparency, building improvements 01/21/2022 07:35pm • Several teachers at Anacostia High School in D.C. left their classrooms Friday to stage a workplace action as a result of frustration with their work environment. Brandi Byrd, a ninth grade history teacher at the school, said a shooting nearby Wednesday night left damage to the school. About 5 Montgomery Co. to vote next week on extending mask mandate through end of February 01/21/2022 04:36pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, lawmakers are set to vote next week on extending the indoor mask mandate through the end of February. The indoor mask mandate is currently set to expire Jan. 31. The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the board of health, will hold a public hearing on the mask m