MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County students couldn’t sidestep the coronavirus in the main hallway for the return to classes last week. Twenty-four students across the district tested positive […]
Education
Preston County Schools to mask up after contentious meeting
KINGWOOD — At an emotional and disorderly emergency meeting of the Preston County Board of Education Monday morning, board members voted 3-2 in favor of requiring masks […]
W.Va. schools superintendent redefines ‘I Got Vaxxed’ campaign
West Virginia Schools Superintendent Clayton Burch gave a statewide homework assignment Friday – and all it entails is the rolling-up of one’s sleeve. Burch, who appeared at […]
Superintendent: Preston Schools off to good start, despite rising COVID
MORGANTOWN — The roughly 4,000 students in Preston County began their return to school Wednesday with a staggered start. Superintendent of Preston County Schools Stephen Wotring said, […]
Open house for Mon School’s behavioral program set for Sept. 2
MORGANTOWN — Never mind the pandemic. Some students just need a little help getting acclimated to school. Monongalia County’s youngest students and their families will get that […]
Quarantines should be lower in Mon schools this year, Campbell says
One down. Monongalia County schools went into Day 2 of the of the new academic year Wednesday with only “a few tweaks” related to bus runs, Superintendent […]
Masks debated at Mon BOE meeting
Tuesday was the first day of school in Monongalia County. Students who dutifully reported did so with their mouths breaking into grins. Or, set into trepidation. The […]
Preston BOE “highly recommends” but doesn’t mandate masks to start school year
The Preston County Board of Education’s unanimous vote to not require students to wear masks when they start the 2021-2022 school year on Wednesday was met with […]
MHS senior on the first day of school: ‘It depends on your perspective’
MORGANTOWN — Yes, that really is a school bus in front of you at the traffic light. Aug. 24 is the first day of school across Monongalia […]
There is such a thing as a free lunch in Mon County schools
MORGANTOWN — There were more than a few times last year when Brian Kiehl didn’t know where his next meal was coming from. At least that was […]
