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Studies show COVID-19 worsens pregnancy complication risk 10/10/2021 07:07pm • Pregnant women who develop Covid-19 symptoms risk emergency complications and other problems with their pregnancies, according to two new studies. The disease also puts their children at risk. The first study showed that pregnant women with symptomatic Covid-19 had a higher percentage of emergenc Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day 2021: What's open, what's closed 10/10/2021 11:37am • Whether you call it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day, D.C.-area residents should be aware of some holiday closures that could impact their Monday. As a federal holiday, federal government offices are closed, along with many local jurisdictions' offices. Some closures are region-wide. Fo American University student charged with assault granted curfew extension 10/09/2021 04:47pm • A student at American University has been granted a curfew extension to attend classes on-campus after he was charged with assaulting a family in D.C. In August 2021, 38-year-old Patrick Trebat was arrested and charged with assaulting an Asian family near the Washington National Cathedral. D.C. S How Instagram led to two teens' eating disorders 10/09/2021 11:29am • At 14, Ashlee Thomas was in the grips of anorexia. She weighed 85 pounds. She was hospitalized. Her heart stopped twice. Doctors thought she would not survive. But she did. And now the resident of New South Wales, Australia, is dedicating her life to helping other girls. Her first warning to p COVID-19 outbreak pauses in-person learning at Prince William Co. elementary school 10/09/2021 11:15am • A COVID-19 outbreak is causing problems at Bennett Elementary School in Manassas, Virginia. Starting Tuesday, in-person classes will be paused for the week due to 36 confirmed cases, the school system confirmed to WTOP. In an email to parents Friday night, Prince William County Superintendent LaT DC officials anticipate improvement in school virus testing program, detail child services referrals 10/08/2021 03:02pm • Days after passing legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning flexibility in D.C. public and charter schools, council members on Friday were updated on school testing procedures and learned how many parents have been referred to the city's child services agency because they're not sending kids Alexandria sheriff's deputy aims to provide familiar voice to arriving refugees 10/08/2021 01:51pm • Alexandria sheriff's deputy, Sahar Sherzai (second from left) with an Afghan refugee mother and daughter. (Courtesy Alexandria Sheriff's Office). "Protect and serve" are key parts of most law enforcement agency oaths ��� sometimes what's needed is to listen and converse. Alexandria Sheriff's Alexandria superintendent, parents plea for the return of SROs 10/08/2021 08:47am • After a series of episodes involving guns and Alexandria City Public Schools, parents and the superintendent are urging that school resource officers once again roam the campus. "I'm pleading with our city council this evening that we reinstate our school resource officers immediately. We cannot Study finds violence, injury against adolescents most likely occurs at home, rose during pandemic 10/08/2021 12:30am • A new study finds more than half of all violence-related injuries sustained by adolescents are linked to family members, with the most likely location where it happened at home. Researchers with Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore looked at data concerning visits to its emergency departm Helping Your Child Overcome School Anxiety 10/08/2021 12:00am • Children are incredibly resilient. They are capable of working through challenges and bouncing back from difficulties. Even with the transition back to school in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, most children will feel an initial mixture of excitement and jitters, and they'll ultimately a Exploring Private Schools for Learning Disabilities 10/08/2021 12:00am • When children struggle with learning differences, parents often look to private schools because they offer smaller classes and more individualized attention. While education experts say public schools have a legal obligation to educate all children, and that a well-funded district can have more res Honoree: Juliana Cardona Mejia 10/07/2021 09:00pm • Juliana Cardona Mejia comes from a family that is used to finding or creating a path where there is none. Two generations before her, her grandfather was a ���liberal��� who grew up in a conservative town in rural Colombia. He knew he would be executed before he could cast his first vote. With poli Honoree: Kendra Perkins Norwood 10/07/2021 09:00pm • For Kendra Perkins Norwood, being a lawyer ���was always the plan��� ��� or at least it was in her own mind. She just had a couple of detours along the way: Harvard and outer space. Law was a natural fit for somebody who was outspoken, argumentative and ���very rules-oriented,��� she says. But she Hundreds of students object to Fairfax County schools pulling controversial books 10/07/2021 10:55am • More than 400 students across Fairfax County, Virginia's, public school system��sent a letter to the school board on Thursday. The letter called on members to reject requests for controversial books to be removed from libraries. The signatures were gathered by the Pride Liberation Project, a grou Former Baltimore Co. Exec Ted Venetoulis dies at 87 10/07/2021 09:51am • Former Baltimore County Executive Ted Venetoulis spoke at a September 2018 event where the county unveiled the official portrait of County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, who died while in office. (Courtesy Baltimore County/Flickr) This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partne