Liberty University orders campus-wide quarantine amid COVID-19 spike

Liberty University ordered a campus-wide quarantine amid a COVID-19 spike. The school had previously lifted building masking and distancing requirements.

Teacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report says

Health officials investigated a COVID-19 delta outbreak at an elementary school in California and found an unvaccinated, infected teacher who read aloud to students without a mask started the spread.

Delaware schools to receive more than $669M in virus funding

The amount of money allocated to Delaware equals more than 40% of this year's general fund budget for school district and charter school operations. Under federal formulas, schools with high percentages of low-income students are receiving a disproportionate amount of the money.

Your Classroom Comeback: Centennial School District returns to school Thursday
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FOX 29's Alex Holley talks with the superintendent of the Centennial School District in Bucks County about their plans to keep students and staff safe this school year as they head back to school.

Teachers at Masterman in Philadelphia protest over asbestos concerns

Teachers at Masterman in Philadelphia protested Thursday over asbestos concerns. They don’t want to be inside the building until the district says it’s safe to do so. Superintendent Dr. William Hite however maintains the building is safe.

Teachers at Masterman in Philadelphia protest over asbestos concerns
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Teachers at Masterman in Philadelphia protested Thursday over asbestos concerns. They don?t want to be inside the building until the district says it?s safe to do so. Superintendent Dr. William Hite however maintains the building is safe.

Your Classroom Comeback: Centennial School District returns to school Thursday
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FOX 29's Alex Holley talks with the superintendent of the Centennial School District in Bucks County about their plans to keep students and staff safe this school year as they head back to school.

Gov. Wolf asks Legislature for law mandating masks in Pennsylvania classrooms

Gov. Tom Wolf is calling on lawmakers to work on a bill to order Pennsylvania schools and child care facilities to require masks in classrooms for the upcoming school year.

Gov. Wolf asks Legislature for law mandating masks in Pennsylvania classrooms
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Gov. Tom Wolf is calling on lawmakers to work on a bill to order Pennsylvania schools and child care facilities to require masks in classrooms for the upcoming school year.

SPONSORED: Your Classroom Comeback - Back to School Fashion at Forman Mills
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FOX 29's Bob Kelly talked with the director of marketing at Forman Mills to look at some of their clothes to get students back to school without breaking the bank..

Your Classroom Comeback: Best back-to-school gadgets
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The host of What the Heck is That: A Gadget game show joined FOX 29's Mike Jerrick, Alex Holley and Karen Hepp to show off the best gadgets to get ready to head back to the classroom.

Your Classroom Comeback: Back-to-school hairstyles for girls
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FOX 29's Alex George was live at the Rizzieri Aveda School in Camden County to show off some of the hairstyles that are becoming popular as female students return to the classroom.

Philadelphia School Board votes to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for teachers, staff

The Philadelphia School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to mandate that its 20,000 teachers and staff members be vaccinated against COVID-19, but details of when the mandate would go into place are still being worked out, school district officials said.