County residents also speak out against face-covering policy.
Photos of Franklin County elementary and secondary students as they begin the 2021-22 school year Wednesday.
Proof will not be required for those who claim a religious or medical exemption, according to discussion at the Monday meeting.
Both Botetourt County and Roanoke County public school divisions recommend unvaccinated individuals, which would include all students under the age of 12, should still wear masks in school.
The board heard criticism from two of its own members that public comment wasn't permitted at Monday's full-to-capacity special meeting.
As political and cultural disputes flare across Virginia and elsewhere, here are some answers about what critical race theory is — and backstory of the political war that has engulfed the nation’s schools.
School staff responded with presentations that explained policies that have been in place for years addressing treatment of transgender students and appreciation of cultural heritage.
ROCKY MOUNT — Franklin County Public Schools Superintendent Bernice Cobbs wants to get the word out that the state has new vaccination requirements for children returning to school in the fall.
A group of more than 50 county residents demanded lifting of mask and social distancing requirements and a ban on teaching critical race theory in Franklin County schools.
Classical Conversations’ Challenge B classes of Christiansburg, Roanoke, Franklin County and Martinsville held a mock trial at the Roanoke Circuit Court on May 13.
Last week, Friends of Booker T. Washington National Monument announced it would award scholarships to two graduating Franklin County High School seniors.
Kelly Dunbar, a second grade teacher at Lee M. Waid Elementary School has been named Franklin County’s Teacher of the Year for the 2021-22 school year.
Franklin County Public Schools has released its academic awards for the third nine-week grading period.
A new virtual camp for ninth through 12th grade students, who are interested in natural resources, is being sponsored by Virginia Department of Forestry and Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts.
Just because COVID-19 canceled the state and national competitions last year for SkillsUSA and the Virginia State Fair, doesn’t mean students from Franklin County High School had to totally miss demonstrating and being recognized for their expertise in skills such as TV production, welding, …
“The resources here are amazing,” said Debbie Hamrick, coordinator of adult education at The Franklin Center in Rocky Mount. One of those resources is the availability of GED (general educational development) testing on site.
Last week, Franklin County Public Schools emailed a two-question survey to parents, faculty and staff to gauge their thoughts about having two virtual Saturday school make-up days, one on Feb. 27 and another on March 27.
A work group to assess student needs and support schools this spring and summer as they offer or expand in-person instruction is seeking comment from parents and other members of the public.
SML Lions Club Scholarship Trust recently announced it is accepting applications for 2021 college scholarships for Franklin County High School seniors who plan to pursue a four-year college degree at a Virginia college or university.
With schools across the nation focused on school students’ learning loss, Rocky Mount Elementary School has decided to focus on achievement and growth.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and with more inclement weather in the forecast, Franklin County Public Schools is attempting to find make-up days in the event school days cannot be held virtually because of power outages. On Wednesday, just before the latest winter storm, the school sys…
Franklin County Schools Superintendent Bernice Cobbs and Anthony Swann, a fifth-grade teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary School and 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year, are among more than two dozen professionals who have been named to the Virginia LEARNS (an acronym for Leading, Engaging, Asse…
About 800 of the school systems' 1,250 employees have received the first round of the Moderna vaccine, with the second round scheduled Feb. 26 and March 3. 60 more school employees are on a waiting list.
Hundreds of teachers, substitutes, bus drivers and staff members of Franklin County Public Schools steadily streamed into Ramsey Gymnasium at Franklin County High School on Friday to receive their first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
The third and final series of Facebook live sessions hosted by Franklin County Public Schools primarily recapped material covered previously in an effort to prepare students and parents for the second semester, which began Tuesday.