Schools

Skyview, Alki, Chinook schools locked down due to protesters

September 3, 2021, 3:50pm Clark County News Free

Skyview High School, Alki Middle School and Chinook Elementary School were placed on lockdown Friday when people protesting Washington’s mask mandate in schools tried to get inside the high school, according to Vancouver Public Schools. Read story

Young students practice social distancing after leaving the school bus for their first day of class at Marrion Elementary School on Tuesday. Thousands of students across multiple Clark County school districts, including Evergreen and Vancouver, began classes for the 2021-22 school year Tuesday amid another year impacted by COVID-19. More districts start Wednesday.

Clark County students, staff happily welcome first day of school

August 31, 2021, 7:02pm Clark County News

Carefully selected outfits, fresh haircuts — and even for some, a fresh or carefully selected mask — were the stars as thousands of Clark County students returned to class to ring in a new school year. Read story

The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

State: Religious exemptions for teachers to Washington COVID-19 vaccine mandate should be reviewed by human resources

August 30, 2021, 9:09am Latest News

How do your religious beliefs conflict with receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? Read story

Jonny Velasquez, 9, wears a mask as he raises his hand with a question while working in a fourth-grade classroom, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley, Wash. The school has had some students in classrooms for in-person learning since September of 2020, but other students who attend the school are still learning remotely. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited the school Tuesday to observe classrooms and take part in a discussion with teachers and administrators about plans to further open in-person learning in Washington in the future. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Critical race theory: A political debate hits Washington schools

August 30, 2021, 6:02am Editor's Choice

Unlike in previous years, instead of kicking off this year’s English literature class with reading, Mark Gardner plans to start the year with writing. Gardner, who teaches English at Hayes Freedom High School in Camas, is changing strategies because of the political debate over a concept called critical race theory. Read story

The Camas School District Zellerbach Administration Center.

Camas School Board OKs $132M budget for 2021-22

August 28, 2021, 2:04pm Clark County News

The Camas School Board last week approved a $132 million 2021-22 budget that takes $6.5 million out of fund balances to make up for revenue shortfalls caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, decreased student enrollment and COVID-19 relief funds that were disproportionately low compared to similarly sized school districts in… Read story

State superintendent’s emergency rule will penalize Washington schools not complying with mask, vaccine requirements

Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, left, listens as Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. Inslee also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S.

August 27, 2021, 7:32am Latest News

Washington school districts that “willfully” violate state COVID-19 health mandates are at risk of losing state funding, the state’s top school official said Wednesday, but they will be given at least two chances to come into compliance. Read story