Interboro School district to take additional safety precautions after threats made

After receiving alleged threats to Interboro High School and Norwood, officials in the school district say they are exercising more safety precautions Monday.

Philly school district doubles monetary incentive for families to drive students to school
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City schools, like others across the region, are facing a severe shortage of drivers. Philadelphia schools are bumping up the monthly fee it?ll pay parents to transport their kids to $300.

Philly school district doubles monetary incentive for families to drive students to school

The School District of Philadelphia is increasing its monetary incentive for families to drive their children to and from school in an effort to ease the blow of a district-wide bus driver shortage. 

COVID outbreak forces Bethlehem elementary school to temporarily return to virtual learning

Parents of the students at Miller Heights Elementary in Bethlehem got a letter late Friday afternoon telling them their school will be shut down and students will go back to virtual learning for the rest of the week.

Bethlehem elementary school goes temporarily virtual due to spike in COVID cases
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Parents of the students at Miller Heights Elementary in Bethlehem got a letter late Friday afternoon telling them their school will be shut down and students will go back to virtual learning for rest of the week.

New York City public schools reopen for in-person instruction

For the first time since March 2020, classroom doors reopened for about a million New York City public school students.

Bethlehem elementary school closed, temporarily shifting to remote learning due to COVID-19 cases

An elementary school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania will be closed Monday, before shifting to remote instruction for the remainder of the week due to a number of COVID-19 cases in multiple grade levels.

Pennsylvania targeting doctors over stock notes for mask exemptions

Pennsylvania health officials say some physicians are offering stock “doctor’s notes” for use by parents wishing to have their children exempted from wearing masks in school.

LAUSD now requiring all eligible students be vaccinated against COVID-19

The Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the nation's largest school districts, has passed a vaccine mandate that requires all eligible students aged 12 and up be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend in-person classes. 

Your Classroom Comeback: NFL Alumni donates backpacks to children in Juniata
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FOX 29's Bob Kelly visits Juniata as the children from Holy Innocents Catholic School and St. Lucy's Day School receive free backpacks courtesy of the Philadelphia chapter of the NFL Alumni.

Loophole allows some Pennsylvania students to avoid masking

An exemption in the Pennsylvania health secretary's order requiring masks in K-12 schools and child care facilities has created an apparent loophole, making it easier for some students to go to class without having to cover their faces.

Amazon to pay 100% of college tuition for its US hourly employees

Amazon will pay 100% college tuition, including books and other fees, for its 750,000 hourly employees in the United States.

Uncertainty lingers a week after Philadelphia schools open

A week after Philadelphia school students started classes the School District of Philadelphia reports there are no major COVID outbreaks in city schools.