Sen. Ossoff announces $1.6 billion in funding for metro Atlanta schools
Senator Jon Ossoff spent Thursday afternoon at Cascade Elementary School in Atlanta announcing billions of dollars for schools in north Georgia.
DeKalb County parent expresses disappointment with in-person learning
Kristi Gage is frustrated with the method of in-person instruction at Henderson Middle School in DeKalb County.
DeKalb County schools enter final reopening phase
On Monday, students in grades three through five, seventh and eighth-graders, and grades 10 through 12 can return to DeKalb County classrooms.
DeKalb County students returning to classrooms for in-person learning
Almost a year after last setting foot in a classroom, some DeKalb County students are back learning in-person Tuesday.
Georgia school districts prepare to vaccinate faculty, staff on Monday
School districts across the state are preparing to launch mass vaccination plans for employees that expressed interest in receiving vaccines.
Elementary school librarian arrested on child porn charges
Police in DeKalb County said officers arrested a DeKalb County School District media specialist on Monday for possessing child pornography.
DeKalb County School District to resume in-person learning in March
The DeKalb County School District is resuming in-person instruction on a voluntary basis, nearly a year to the day the pandemic forced the district to move to virtual learning.
DeKalb County Schools to offer in-person learning option in March
After a series of delays, DeKalb County Schools announced it is planning to return to in-person learning on March 9.
DeKalb County school employees concerned about potential COVID-19 exposure
Nurse Bonnie asked us not to reveal her identity, but the veteran DeKalb County school nurse said she was told to quarantine after school officials learned she was exposed to a colleague who tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
Special ed teachers face 'unique challenges' returning to classroom instruction during pandemic
DeKalb County School District's special education teachers returned to the classroom with other educators on Wednesday, after fighting unsuccessfully to continue teaching remotely.
DeKalb County teachers return to the classroom amid COVID-19 concerns
DeKalb County teachers are back in the classroom as students continue to learn remotely. School district officials took FOX 5 on a tour of Southwest Dekalb High School to show off the safety measures in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on campus.
Teachers protest return to in-person learning for DeKalb County Schools
DeKalb County teachers are making one last-ditch effort to avoid a return to in-person instruction. Students are supposed to return on a staggered schedule throughout the month.
DeKalb County school officials postpone in-person instruction
DeKalb County School Superintendent Cheryl Watson Harris said the spike in cases and elevated positivity rate of COVID-19 in the county are just two reasons why she decided to postpone a return to in-person instruction.
Some employees of DeKalb County Schools to see raise in next paycheck
Some employees in the DeKalb County School District will be seeing a pay increase in their next paycheck.
DeKalb County Schools delays reopening in-person classes
DeKalb County Schools, which as late as last week said it was moving forward with face-to-face learning, has put in a pin in those plans as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the county.
DeKalb superintendent discusses teachers return to the classroom amid COVID concerns
For the first time since March of last year, DeKalb County School District teachers were back in the classroom on Monday.
School board member questions return to classroom for Cobb County students
A Cobb County School Board member believes it might be time to rethink sending children back into the classrooms as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Superintendent's message as DeKalb County Schools continues its move toward in-person learning
DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris released a video on Sunday addressing faculty and staff as the school district begins to offer in-class learning again this upcoming semester.
Protests against DeKalb schools re-opening enter second week
Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students protested lined up along the road near the entrance to DeKalb County School District’s main office on Tuesday – for the second week in a row.
Educators say in-person instruction puts parenting-teachers in a bind
Dozens of teachers and their supporters lined the entrance of the DeKalb School Board Headquarters to protest the decision to return to in-person instruction.