Looking back, Joe Statler still can’t help but be amazed at the decided, non-reaction he got that day. When he took the shotgun to school, that is. […]
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‘These are terroristic threats’: School officials respond to online threats of violence
Online threats delivered to Preston High School and Central Preston Middle School on Thursday prompted district officials to lock down the two buildings before eventually releasing students […]
Mon students get the day off Friday in anticipation of WVU-Penn State: Meanwhile, the district is talking enrollment numbers
OK, we say: Stay home. And you say: Mountaineers. Stay home. Mountaineers. Call the above a new version of the legendary hometown football cheer, amended, for the […]
Mon Schools explains crowdfunding policy for school supplies
If you’re a teacher in Monongalia County Schools and you need supplies for your classroom, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. wants you to go to the source. “Let […]
Mon Schools: Just seven teacher vacancies going into new year
This time next week, school buildings across Monongalia County will be thrumming with activity as students file in for the start of the 2024-25 academic year. Look […]
Mon Schools ready to hit the books for the coming year
Monongalia County school buses will again be on the road three weeks from now. The first day of school for the district is Aug. 20, when around […]
Mon Schools superintendent on Renaissance Academy vote: ‘We want you well-informed’
Early voting ended Saturday in Monongalia County with a total of 6,244 ballots cast. That was the word not long after polls closed at 5 p.m. from […]
Mon Schools receive money for MTEC after all
The venue couldn’t have been more appropriate, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday. Campbell, Monongalia County’s superintendent of schools, was talking about Gov. Jim Justice’s appearance the day […]
‘Our community supports education’
Not your “grandfather’s vo-tech.” That’s how John Chadwick described the proposed Renaissance Academy to members of the Monongalia County Board of Education at a meeting last June. […]
Education officials worry HB 4299 might be unloading additional conflicts in school safety
Is House Bill 4299 a loaded gun — unto itself? That’s what the leaders of West Virginia’s two unions for teachers and others who work in school […]
