Virginia students kick off back-to-school in the region

Students in Fairfax County and Alexandria City public schools head back to the classroom Monday, marking the start of back-to-school in the Washington region.Manassas Park City Schools — also start the school year Monday. Students enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools return to the classroom Thursday, and students in the rest of the region — Arlington Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools — start Aug. 28.

across the two districts. Fairfax, the state’s largest public school system, serves more than 181,000 students at nearly 200 schools. Prince William, the state’s second-largest school system, will welcome back more than 89,000 students.The first day brings excitement and nerves for students and educators as they start the new year. This school year also marks more than three years since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic closed classrooms across the United States.

Students and educators headed back to classrooms will also have to manage a spike in school violence and rising issues surrounding mental health, particularly among teens. Students in Alexandria City and Prince William County will have weapons detectors in their middle and high schools in an effort to fight guns in schools.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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