Back To School

Monday morning was startling for a West Fargo parent at 26th Ave and 9th St near Brooks Harbor Elementary.

Valley News Live obtained the data that’s in the middle of the controversy. We have numbers from the West Fargo and Fargo school districts spanning five years on suspensions and expulsions broken down by race and ethnicity.

A parent’s plate is full these days with work, kids and helping with their distance learning.

The virtual academy was an option the district made available to parents and students amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Tim Walz, DFL, visited outdoor classrooms at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary in Moorhead and shared with kids and teachers stories of his time employed as a teacher.

One mom called our Whistleblower Hotline over her son having to quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive.

Moorhead Area Public Schools said Friday that Moorhead High School will transition to distance learning on September 28 because of increasing COVID-19 case numbers.

Back-to-school spending has been through the roof thanks to hybrid and distance learning models.

Moorhead Area Public Schools said it will be another four to six weeks for all K-4 students to get Chromebooks.

We’ve had multiple Fargo parents reaching out to our Whistleblower Hotline about internet restrictions on student’s iPads.

It was a white knuckle moment at a north Fargo bus stop. A mother said her heart is still pounding after someone flew passed a stopped bus letting off children.

Students across the Valley are continuing to receive free meals to help families struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

In an email sent to families and staff on Sunday, the district confirmed someone a Aurora Elementary School tested positive.

A staff member at West Fargo High School has tested positive for COVID-19.

September 9 marks one week of Fargo Public Schools students back in the classroom.

West Fargo Public Schools said they are the second-largest school district in the state for students in preschool through kindergarten Tuesday.

Fargo Public School’s COVID-19 Instructional Plan Committee held their third meeting Tuesday to talk about the FPS Smart Restart Plan.

Moorhead Area Public Schools has about 7,000 students over 13 school districts. Only about half will attend classes today because of the hybrid learning process.

As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in colleges across the Valley, officials urged students not to go home to stop the spread of the virus.

West Fargo Public Schools student and staff returned back to school this morning after being out of the classroom for almost six months. Only students with last names L through Z attended.

24 kindergarteners and one teacher at Thompson Public Schools will quarantine and not return to the classroom until September 14.

With a new school year starting, it’s expected that there will be heavier traffic than normal amid the pandemic.

Each of the 23 schools has a unique layout, drop-off lanes, parking lots and even the number of doors meaning that each school has a different set of rules for returning. Parents were sent home letters to make school a lot easier for them this school year.

A long-awaited moment. Wednesday is the first day of school for Fargo Public School students.

UND addressed student concerns during a virtual student town hall on Tuesday, and asked students not to leave campus during the upcoming holiday weekend.

As parents, students, administrators and district employees nervously eye the reopening of Fargo and West Fargo Public Schools under coronavirus pandemic rules, many are wondering if safety plans will offer enough protection.

Families in the Valley expressed concern about COVID-19 cases spiking in North Dakota.

The North Dakota Department of Health asked both houses to quarantine, according to NDSU.

Fargo and West Fargo Public Schools want to make sure all students have meals during the upcoming school year.

Students will soon walk through the doors of their school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world.