KINGWOOD — At Monday night’s two-hour Preston County Board of Education meeting some board members said they wouldn’t vote for a vaccine mandate, the board and concerned […]
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COVID goes back to class with Mon last week: Positive cases, quarantines reported in several schools
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 […]
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 […]
Art teacher doesn’t like the pandemic picture for the new school year
With COVID uncertainty still shading the proceedings, Monongalia County teachers are reporting to their classrooms today, in preparation of next week’s first day of school. Sam Brunett […]
Preston BOE not requiring masks
Until a mask mandate is announced by state and/or federal officials, Superintendent of Schools Steve Wotring said students and teachers will not have to wear masks — […]
We must ‘allow teachers to teach the truth’
The morning bell rang at Republican High (”Home of the Fightin’ Pachyderms”) as students shuffled in. Gretchen Niedermeyer dry swallowed a couple of pre-emptive aspirins and reminded […]
Mon school district positive (in good way) on this year’s COVID cases
A total of 866 students in Monongalia’s school district received at least one shot of the COVID vaccination this past school year. And 1,600 teachers and other […]
More employees of Mon Schools set to be vaccinated
Jamie White still remembers that 102-year-old from January. The woman, a resident at an area nursing facility, dutifully rolled up her sleeve and presented her arm. Which […]
Collaboration: Bring democracy to life at school
by David Schleifer Rethinking how teachers teach civics and how students learn about democracy has never been more crucial. Even before the 2020 election, many Americans were […]
Teacher strike bill becomes law without governor’s signature
MORGANTOWN – The bill spelling out penalties for teachers and school personnel who go on strike has become law, but without the governor’s endorsement. SB 11 passed […]
