Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! At Gaston Point’s head start program teachers came together to create holiday bliss for their students return. What better way to come back to school than to be…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Citing an abundance of caution, Mississippi State University today announced that the start of Spring 2021 semester classes will be slightly postponed from Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, as MSU continues to monitor the impacts…
As COVID cases continue to surge in our area and their varied impacts on our ability to provide educational services to students has continued to accelerate in recent days. In order to achieve higher levels of physical…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi couple is suing a school district because they say their 9-year-old daughter was told she could not wear a mask with the phrase "Jesus Loves Me." The couple…
(WXXV) — Several school districts in South Mississippi have announced a return to in-person learning after Hurricane Zeta. Here is what we know: Jackson County School District will resume regular class schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Gulfport School District will…
Governor Tate Reeves has nominated two people to fill vacancies on the state board of education, one of them being Gulfport School District Superintendent Glen East. The governor’s office announced Reeves had chosen East and Angela Bass, a former teacher…
Some schools in South Mississippi are closing due to possible severe weather headed our way. The Hancock County School District is closing schools tomorrow, August 24th. This will also include distance learners. The Gulfport School District will run a 60%…
The Jackson County Board of Education met Monday to discuss students returning back to campus for the 2020-2021 school year. Jackson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Strycker reviewed the schools reopening plans and the COVID-19 positive case report. In the first…
Students returned to school at St. Patrick Catholic High School today with visible reminders of the new normal kids will experience while attending classes. New safety measures are visible as soon as you walk through the doors of St. Patrick…
Today was the first day of school for Popp’s Ferry Elementary students although this year is like no other. There are many guidelines in place to limit the amount of exposure between students and teachers. Popp’s Ferry Elementary is encouraging…
As the back to school countdown enters the final stretch, teachers are finding creative ways to meet and greet with their students. Kindergarten teachers at North Woolmarket Elementary School held a ‘Surfin’ into Kindergarten’ event this evening as a way…
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools have added a new item to their annual back-to-school supplies list. However local organizations like the Jackson County Fab Lab are helping to get students masks. The Fab Lab of Jackson County, a STEM…
The Ocean Springs School District has released an updated reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. In keeping with Governor Tate Reeves' Executive Order issued for the state, all Ocean Springs School District students must wear a mask at all…
All Mississippi school districts will finalize plans for the start of the new school year by July 31. State law requires Mississippi schools to operate 180 days each school year, with the school year ending by June 30. By law,…
The clock is ticking down and so is the opportunity to get your child’s required shots before school begins. If you still haven’t done so, you’re in luck. The last of a series of free immunizations for kids here on…
With the start of the school year right around the corner, teachers and staff from the Ocean Springs School District are preparing for the year ahead. Ocean Springs School District Superintendent Dr. Bonita Coleman said, “Parents really need to know…
The Long Beach School District announced its reopening plans for the fall of 2020 semester. The new policy stated that classes will be back in classrooms for the first day of school on August 6th, 2020. Among many other new…
Jobs for qualified applicants are available now in Harrison County with the Mississippi State University Extension Service Early Head Start program. With locations in Gulfport, Biloxi and D’Iberville, the Head Start program needs preschool teachers, assistant teachers, bus drivers, custodians,…
St. Patrick Catholic High School has released their reopening plan for the school year 2020-2021. Students are set to return to campus on Thursday, August 6th with in-person classes in as traditional a setting as possible. Below are details of…
The Pascagoula-Gautier School Board of Trustees approved the opening of school for the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 6, 2020 at a special called school board meeting today. Protocols for students and employees were presented to the board. This plan…
Greyhound nation and Singing River Health System announced a new partnership today to form a game plan on how to best reopen schools in the age of COVID-19. School administrators are tasked this summer with reopening schools in a safe…
The Jackson County Board of Education plans to begin school as scheduled with the first staff day, Monday, August 3, and first student day, Thursday, August 6. “Certainly, considering the safety and well-being of our staff and students, we plan…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) suspended several policies today to give local school districts scheduling flexibility for the 2020-21 school year to deal with the impact of COVID-19. State law requires schools to provide 180 days…
JACKSON — Yesterday, Governor Tate Reeves signed a new executive order implementing school closures for the rest of the academic year to slow the spread of COVID-19. Governor Reeves announced his decision to close schools at a press briefing last week. "One month ago,…