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Judge to decide immunity for US Park Police officers in Bijan Ghaisar killing 08/23/2021 05:05pm • A federal judge will decide whether two U.S. Park Police officers deserve immunity and a dismissal of state charges in the 2017 killing of unarmed Virginia driver Bijan Ghaisar. Officer Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard's attorneys argued in U.S. District Court in Alexandria that the federal offi Students in Fairfax and Prince William counties start new, very different year 08/23/2021 02:28pm • Nearly 300,000 students returned to the classroom Monday as four school systems in Virginia reopened, including two of the state���s largest districts. But students will face a very different environment as they navigate in-person learning under a pandemic. Fairfax County, one of the largest scho Prince William Co. superintendent reassures kindergarten families on 1st day 08/23/2021 10:35am • Kindergartners and the superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools share a comforting bond ��� they've just started their first school year in the Virginia suburb. New superintendent LaTanya McDade, who was hired in March, empathized with the school system's youngest students ��� and t Lauryn's Law founder reflects on nonprofit's mission to tackle youth mental illness 08/23/2021 05:15am • When Lauryn Santiago took her own life in 2013, just three weeks after her 15th birthday, her mother Linda Diaz said she didn't see it coming. She wanted to "close myself off in the privacy of my own grief," but instead, Diaz became the founder and CEO of Lauryn's Law, a Laurel, Maryland, nonprof Back to school after virtual learning: 4 strategies for less stress 08/23/2021 04:00am • Ann Dolin is the founder of Educational Connections Tutoring and the author of ���Getting Past Procrastination: How to Get Your Kids Organized, Focused and Motivated ��� Without Being the Bad Guy.��� This year, far more than any other year, communication and organization are really important. Kid As pediatric COVID cases rise, more kids in DC area getting respiratory infections 08/23/2021 03:45am • There���s an increased number of respiratory illnesses among children in the D.C. region, according to a pediatric emergency medicine doctor who said they include common ailments in addition to COVID-19. ���Respiratory illnesses includes anything from a simple cough and cold, all the way up throu 30-year-old secret reveals real killer just before start of murder trial 08/22/2021 09:20pm • ▶ Watch Video: The 30-Year Secret ��� The Tracey Harris Murder Dale County District Attorney Kirke Adams and Assistant DA Jordan Davis spent years building a case against Carl Harris for the murder of his ex-wife, Tracey. "Tracey Harris was a hardworking, young mother that disap Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools 08/22/2021 12:43pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) ��� A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A Delaware school district offered to pay parents Give tweens and teens the pasta tongs and let dinner magic happen 08/22/2021 02:09am • We all have a soft spot in our heart for buttered noodles, but it's not going to cut it for a family dinner on the regular. Luckily, pasta is a quick meal that nearly always tastes fancier than it really is -- and it's easy for teens and tweens to cook themselves. Instead of throwing things at Panda Cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates first birthday at National Zoo 08/21/2021 11:07am • The National Zoo���s giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji turned 1-year-old Saturday and enjoyed a birthday treat with his parents Mei Xiang and Tian Tian to mark the occasion. ���We���ve been celebrating for the last 365 days quite frankly,��� said the zoo���s senior curator Bryan Amaral. ���It���s really a Days before school starts, Fairfax County asks parents to anticipate school bus delays 08/20/2021 08:16pm • Parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, are being urged to be flexible and plan for delays due to a "severe" shortage of school bus drivers. School starts on Monday, Aug. 23, and just weeks before, the school system was short 190 drivers. By the Friday before the first day of school, Francine Fur DC Council grills officials on COVID plans for schools; symptoms policy changed 08/20/2021 06:08pm • D.C. Council members clashed with officials from the District's health and school agencies during a contentious call Friday. One of their points of contention resulted in a change later Friday afternoon -- DC Health has updated the list of ���red flag��� symptoms that should prevent a student fro U.Va.: Students who didn't meet vaccine mandate disenrolled 08/20/2021 12:03pm • More than 200 University of Virginia students who didn���t comply with the school���s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have been disenrolled ahead of the fall semester. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the school disenrolled 238 students, including 49 who were enrolled in fall courses. University Some DC school leaders criticize agency's plans on handling COVID-19 this fall 08/20/2021 09:30am • During a school board meeting Wednesday night, D.C. education officials, and some parents, criticized the District Office of the State Superintendent of Education's plans to handle COVID-related situations during the school year. One guideline is that schools nurses contracted by the city and all Teachers in Alexandria will need the COVID-19 vaccine or regular testing 08/20/2021 05:56am • Most major public school systems in the D.C. region will require that their teachers receive the COVID-19 vaccine or be tested regularly, and the system in Alexandria, Virginia, can now be added to that list. The Alexandria City School Board voted Thursday to require teachers and other staff memb