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Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
Class is back in session for Valdosta City Schools.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By Leonard Hall
Superintendent Dr. Tangela Madge says the district plans to reopen schools on Monday, August 16.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Jaclyn Harold
Despite growing concerns about new COVID cases in South Georgia, some parents say they believe masks were more harmful than helpful last year.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 4:01 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
The event will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 101 S. Front Street.
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Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 6:11 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
Students in Lowndes County headed back to class Friday morning.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2021 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The first day back to school is now Aug. 16.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 3:13 PM EDT
|By Jaclyn Harold
Class is back in session for Thomasville City Schools but some parents want the district’s mandatory mask mandate out.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Molly Godley
It was all smiles and a few tears at Matt Wilson Elementary School in Tift County as kids started their first day back.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Molly Godley
Their focus this year is helping kids with any learning loss and getting back to face-to-face instruction.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 9:37 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Do you have a kid who is going back to school? Have a school photo of yourself you want to share? Send it to us.
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Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 11:13 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The school systems are helping parents save money, and a trip to the store, by supplying the basic school supplies that most students will be needing this year.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By Krista Monk
The Valdosta Board of Education adopted an updated Return to School policy for the 2021-2022 school year that requires everyone on school campuses and on buses to wear masks.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
A South Georgia organization partnered up with Valdosta Police Department (VPD) to help the community with supplies for a successful return to school.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 10:20 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
As summer winds down, parents and teachers are gearing up for school to start back.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:09 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
Albany State University has seen increase in enrollment this fall... despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
As students head back to school, The Thomasville Police Department is reminding everyone of safety precautions.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
Fall enrollment numbers at Valdosta State University are on the rise despite the pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Students had to be present or attend virtually to be eligible and the winners were drawn.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 4:47 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Virtual teachers at Thomasville City Schools have been in training over the last week.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
Dr. Brian Dougherty says the start of the fall semester was a non-traditional success.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 6:41 PM EDT
|70% percent of the students that opted for face to face instruction will attend classes Monday through Friday.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 4:33 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
For the first time in months, Albany tech students were welcomed on campus for the first day of classes.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 7:47 PM EDT
|By Tesia Reed
Two Monroe Comprehensive High School teachers have already engaged their students in a viral way with a back-to-school rap that is catching eyes all over the nation.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 5:52 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Georgia’s governor has announced new spending plans for federal COVID-19 aid to schools.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:40 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
About 44 percent of students in the district will take virtual classes, but that amount can decrease.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
Valdosta City Schools are prepping for the first day back to school on Sept. 8.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
Lowndes County Schools released updated COVID-19 numbers with staff and student cases included.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
After a Mitchell County Schools staff member tested positive for COVID-19, school leaders want to reiterate safety guidelines and protocols in place.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
For the Deerfield Windsor Knights, class is back in session.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 11:44 PM EDT
|By Bobby Poitevint
New leadership and tactics fall on Worth Country High School as students begin the new school year during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 11:13 PM EDT
|Dougherty County students and teachers will kick off the school year virtually due to COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 10:54 PM EDT
|Over the next few weeks, thousands of Albany college students will return to campus as the state continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 10:45 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
Lee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason Miller is responding after a letter was sent home about bus routes.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
According to the Vice President of Student Affairs, everything appears to be going smoothly and they’re off on a good start.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Thomas University began a much different first day of classes for students on Monday.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
Terrell County Charter Schools Superintendent Douglas Bell said not every child learns the same way — and during a time of so many uncertainties, he said the school system is giving parents the option to choose how their kids will learn this fall.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Not only are teachers preparing for in person instruction, many are also working to make sure virtual instruction runs smoothly.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Some students in the Thomas County School System will be headed to class from home this year.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
The start of the school year is approaching for Thomas County School students.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Staff and faculty at Thomasville City Schools are working hard to make sure everyone is prepared for the first day back in the classroom.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Thomasville City Schools are giving students and parents the option for in-person or virtual instruction.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
Teachers in the Thomasville City School System are headed back to the classroom next week.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 11:37 PM EDT
|For Tift County Schools, the new COVID-19 protocol for staff and students is working out better than they expected, according to the school system.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
For Terrell County Charter School's class of 2021, the coronavirus pandemic will not take away the academic and vocational pathways they worked so hard to complete.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 10:44 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
As schools prepare to return to session this fall, Terrell County Charter Schools is taking a creative approach to ensure social distancing starts before kids even arrive for class.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Niah Humphrey
More than 60 students at Southern Regional Technical College received scholarships for the fall semester.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 11:24 PM EDT
|By Bobby Poitevint
A former educator said she’s prepared to help navigate her three grandchildren through the virtual classroom.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Morejon
During the school board meeting, the final reopening plans were approved.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 3:32 PM EDT
|By Jamie Worsley
ABAC implemented several COVID-19 protocols ahead of students’ return to campus.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 10:27 PM EDT
|The school board distributed 5,000 hotspots to ensure each student will have access to reliable internet.