back to school

Students all across New York state head back to school this week, with a lot of school districts starting today, some starting Wednesday and some on Thursday.

Two Rome men are getting kids ready to go back to school with a record number of backpacks filled with supplies this year.

Celebrate the end of summer vacation at the Back to School, End of Summer Bash hosted by Fort Rickey in Rome.

Back to school may not look the same but at least kids and staff are finally going back for in-person classes.

As a new school year approaches, you and your children may still be facing uncertainty from the pandemic, specifically from the threat of the Delta variant. Thoughts of your children's physical health and safety, germ transmission and mask-wearing, or about how to prepare them socially and emotionally for a return to in-person learning.

Oneida County announced their guidelines to "preserve in-person learning and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in local school districts."

A pretty lengthy document was released for school districts to use as a guideline.

According to Betty Rosa, the head of the NYSED, they were forced to develop guidance because the state health department and Governor Cuomo's office did not.

Guidance for the upcoming school year will not be sent out to New York school districts before classes begin.

Help Bryan Brockway and Nazie Adolfi supply students with the tools needed for a successful start to the school year by donating school supplies.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of "The COVID-19 Report Card", which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing of every New York school.

One constant in the 'back to school' process in 2020 is the pride parents and kids have about going back to school and learning.