DHEC H1N1 clinics have been scheduled in some Aiken County schools, for November and December. This list does not include all Aiken County schools, as the Aiken County Board of Education has not received available dates from DHEC for January, but all Aiken County schools will be holding H1N1 vaccine clinics.

Hundreds of schools have been shut down as heavy storms move through Georgia. Classes will not be held Tuesday for students at Atlanta, Cobb, Carroll, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Marietta, Rockdale and Paulding schools.

Three Burke County schools were recognized Thursday morning by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for being outstanding nutrition environments.

Local school leaders each made their own calls whether the President’s address would be showed at lunchtime, Tuesday. In Richmond County, the decision was left up to the teachers. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker went to a school where most teachers showed the broadcast during class.

It’s the speech that’s divided many parents. President Barack Obama is expected to speak to students across the country Tuesday morning. Locally, the speech will not be played for students in Richmond and Columbia County schools. Click to learn how to read the speech President Obama was to deleiver to students on Tuesday.

It is the test many of us dreaded during our high school years: the SAT. This year, the numbers for Georgia and South Carolina students are not something educators are excited about. But, there are some things in the works in Aiken County schools to give those numbers a boost. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

The swine flu is spreading…11 cases have been confirmed now in Aiken County schools. Parents say it’s scary….educators say it’s expected. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe reports.

WJBF News Channel 6 has learned that there have been 11 confirmed swine flu cases in the Aiken County School System. We have also been told dozens more students have been sent home with flu-like symptoms.

It’s more budget cuts for the Richmond County School System. This time, the Richmond County Board of Education will have to trim close to $900,000. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

McDuffie County Schools have 3 confirmed cases of the H1N1 (swine flu) among their student population. Officials say the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the McDuffie County Board of Health and local physicians are working together to ensure the safest measures are followed for all citizens.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is starting a new panel to examine allegations of abuse at schools in the state. He wants the group to develop a way for parents and students to report abuse involving school employees so that every district has a uniform way to handle such cases. The group is made up of school district administrators from across the state, a district attorney and a parent representative.

Swine flu is expected to return when kids go back to school, and the government is hoping its new advice on when to shut down schools during an outbreak will prevent the panic and confusion that led to hundreds of school closures last spring. The government was to issue new guidance Friday for schools to follow when swine flu strikes. Unlike regular seasonal flu, this virus has not retreated during the hot and humid summer months and so far has infected more than 1 million Americans.

Swine flu is expected to return when kids go back to school, and the government is hoping its new advice on when to shut down schools during an outbreak will prevent the panic and confusion that led to hundreds of school closures last spring. The government was to issue new guidance Friday for schools to follow when swine flu strikes. Unlike regular seasonal flu, this virus has not retreated during the hot and humid summer months and so far has infected more than 1 million Americans.

Shoppers in South Carolina will flood the stores this weekend, as the Palmetto State gets its tax-free holiday. But, all that saving doesn’t add up for local schools. Sales tax dollars fund South Carolina education. So, a weekend without those dollars means savings for your budget, but not a thing for school budgets. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

Michelin North America says some of its employees will be volunteering in South Carolina public elementary schools near their workplace.