Teresa Sperry, 10, was assigned the job of "class nurse," responsible for taking students to the school nurse s office about a week before she died of COVID-19.
Suffolk Public Schools officials looked into whether a Hillpoint Elementary School teacher had Teresa Sperry escort sick students to the nurse’s clinic, against the staff’s COVID-19 protocol, the week leading up to her death.
Six Chesapeake schools that switched to virtual learning are moving back to the classroom next week, while three Suffolk elementary schools switch to virtual.
We reached out to local school districts to see whether the virus is impacting staffing in their schools, as well as to inquire if they have any plans to shift to online learning.
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues spreading early in this New Year, some public libraries are opting to reduce their days or hours of operation here's a sampling.