Michigan is tracking coronavirus outbreaks in schools across the state.

Officials with the Detroit Public Schools Community District said 92% of students have already returned their consent forms to show they’re ready to return to in-person classes.

While most Metro Detroit students have already returned from Winter break, Wednesday marks the first day back for Warren Consolidated schools.

The Kennedy Learning Center in Southfield will be closed Tuesday and students will be shifted to remote learning due to a staffing shortage.

Worker shortages are creating a threat to in-person learning as school districts across the nation struggle to get students to school because of a bus driver shortage.

You have likely noticed more empty shelves at the grocery store. Now the supple chain problems the country has been experiencing during the pandemic are impacting local school districts and their ability to feed students.

Officials with Michigan State University say nearly 90% of students, faculty and staff have been vaccinated for COVID-19.

“We’re engaged in a trade-off right now,” Dr. Navin said. “We know that school is good for kids, we know COVID is bad for kids and we’ve decided that a little bit of COVID is the price worth paying to have kids in school.”

The controversy has made things even more difficult for health officials trying to stop the spread.

The controversy has made things even more difficult for health officials trying to stop the spread.

On Thursday, the Washtenaw County Health Department released a statement about the legality of its emergency orders for educational settings.

As Michigan schools prepare for more COVID outbreaks, school nurses are on the frontlines for thousands of students, teachers and families.

On Tuesday, a school district sent an entire grade level home because of exposure to one teacher.

A staff shortage had Eastpointe Middle School turning to virtual learning last week, but the students have since been able to return to the classroom.

Parents and students showed up at Friday’s Bloomfield Hills High School football game with shirts and signs in support of former board president Paul Kolin.

“The goal is to stop this and stop sending it out on social media things that can be considered a hate crime,” Kolin said. “I stand by what I did.”

First lady Dr. Jill Biden made a stop in Royal Oak to bring education into the national spotlight. The stop was part of her Return to School Road Trip.

A local parent organization is pressuring Macomb County health officials to provide more details for COVID-19 school numbers in the area.

A local parent organization is pressuring Macomb County health officials to provide more details for COVID-19 school numbers in the area.

A local parent organization is pressuring Macomb County health officials to provide more details for COVID-19 school numbers in the area.

If you’re a teacher in many districts your sick time is judged by whether or not you are vaccinated, what the big teacher’s union has to say about that and it might not be what you think.

Wayne State University in Detroit has issued a flu vaccine mandate for all students, faculty and staff who will be on campus any day during the fall and winter semesters.

Officials said they are hoping to return to face-to-face education on Sept. 27.

“It’s a great opportunity for those that want to make a difference in our schools and support our students,” said superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti.

For many parents, back to school also means back to packing lunches for the kids.

Some parents are concerned that their children may be bullied for wearing masks in schools where masks are not mandated.

Conversations about vaccines, masks and other protocols will likely be a main focus during the entire 2021-22 school year.

As children return to school, more and more health care professionals are seeing an increase in children getting sick with COVID.

A video shows parents in Washtenaw County urging their kids to ignore their high school’s mask mandate and enter the school.

COVID-19 is just one of the challenges facing Michigan school districts this fall.

Many Metro Detroit schools are kicking off the academic year this week, and operations will look different for many -- and not just because of COVID-related protocols.

Thousands of students in Metro Detroit are returning back to school Tuesday amid uncertainty about the upcoming school year.

It is a problem facing school districts across the country, a shortage of bus drivers.

If your child has not gone back to school yet Tuesday is likely the day.

Over the course of the COVID pandemic, people with disabilities have been some of the most at-risk and often the least protected from a virus that is more likely to kill them.

In order to attract credentialed bus drivers, Durham School Services is offering a $1,000 signing bonus for drivers who possess a CDL license and a $500 bonus for those without credentials.

An outbreak at Renaissance High School within the football team has caused concern among some Detroit Public Schools Community District teachers.

Washtenaw County health officials have issued an emergency order that will require face masks to be worn at all K-12 schools this fall.

With hours away from classes starting at Oakland University, faculty and administration cannot hammer out a new contract Wednesday night.

There are some unconventional innovations as students head back to the classroom after a year of virtual learning.

The sudden resignation of two bus drivers has forced Grosse Ile Township Schools to eliminate general education transportation to start the year.

New test scores from the state show significant learning loss during the pandemic.

The state assessment results come after a year and a half of disrupted learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tuesday marks the return to school for thousands of children in Macomb County. Unlike neighboring Oakland and Wayne counties, there is no countywide mask mandate. Most districts have decided to make masks optional.

Monday was the first day of school for thousands of students in Metro Detroit and many were required to wear masks.

Monday marked the first day of school in the Wayne-Westland Community School District.

Over the past year, the workforce has been devastated by a loss of many teachers who quit or retired amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Because students must be vaccinated to attend in-person classes, the university is also working to expand the number of on-line course offerings.

“Bus drivers wanted” signs have been popping up everywhere, making it clear that there is a need for school bus drivers ahead of the start of school.

Mostyn Community Development is providing more than 1,000 back-to-school supplies for Metro Detroit students, including 150 free basketballs donated by the Detroit Pistons

"We feel it necessary to take this precaution instead of shutting down the building," said superintendent Chuck Hughes.

"The Board’s decision to recommend masks for our students and staff was based solely on the CDC’s return-to-school guidelines, which is not a health mandate."

Wayne County senators have sent a letter to the county’s health director requesting an emergency health order to require masks be worn by staff and students in all public schools.

The Livonia Public Schools district is requiring masks be worn in schools by students in pre-K through 6th grade.

A Hartland elementary school has issued a mask mandate after several students have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.

Oakland County said the increase in cases is the reason it’s mandating masks at all K-12 schools. It’s decision not everyone is happy with.

The Oakland County Health Division issued an emergency health order Tuesday that requires all students and staff to wear masks when they return to school.

Starting Monday, unvaccinated students who attend at least one class with an on-campus component must undergo weekly COVID testing.

Experts have said the first step to creating a smooth transition for children to go back to school this year is to plan ahead and make sure you work together as a family.

On Tuesday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky advised students to wear masks in schools as a safety precaution against COVID-19.

A4 spoke with the Washtenaw County Health Department to understand how COVID is impacting the county.

Utica Community Schools is the largest school district in Macomb County and it is opting to start mask optional for fall semester. Superintendent Robert Monroe said it depends on parents and the choices they and their students make as to whether that can continue.

School districts across Michigan are choosing to require masks or let them be optional.

Some parents are concerned that their children may be bullied for wearing masks in schools where masks are not mandated.

Parents organizing in the Romeo School District in Macomb County said they are putting pressure on decision makers to mandate masks in schools.

The biggest threat of spreading COVID at home might come from the smallest family members.

School funding has always been tied to the number of students in the classroom.

Michigan is allowing individual districts and county health departments to make mask policy -- a move education groups call a cop out.

Many children will be getting back on a bus to go to school this fall and some parents are concerned about so many children being packed in so close together.

With students returning to in-person learning this fall, yet another concern takes center stage: Are children likely to be exposed to COVID-19 while riding the school bus?

The Wayne County Health Department has issued a new Public Health Advisory to all K-12 schools, public and private. According to the county, the move was made to help protect students and staff from the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The advisory is not a mandate, but makes strong recommendations on COVID-19 health protections school districts can follow.

School districts across Michigan are preparing for students to return to the classroom after the pandemic forced many to attend school virtually.

With most students and educators returning to in-person learning this fall amid the ongoing pandemic, several questions still remain about how things will operate in the classroom.

After more than a year of virtual learning, some students are heading back to the classroom. Experts say that transition won’t be easy for all children.

“Because many students have yet to be vaccinated and students under age 12 are not yet eligible, layered prevention measures, including universal masking, must be put in place for consistent in-person learning to keep kids, staff and families safe,” reads a MDHHS release.

Michigan health officials are strongly recommending schools to require universal masking when students return for in-person learning.

Parents and students weigh in on whether masks should be worn at the beginning of the school year.

Just a few weeks before the 2021-2022 Michigan school year gets underway, just 37.8% of teens have received a dose of a COVOD-19 vaccine.

The decision by the Grosse Pointe Public Schools to start the school year with masks optional has parents divided.

Plymouth-Canton schools are set to start in-person learning this fall.

Michigan’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joneigh Khaldun joined forces with school officials Monday to call on parents before school starts to catch students up on childhood immunizations that were missed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The brain can’t unknow something," Dr. Rockwell said. "We already know what happened last year, we’ve already experienced that. We can’t go back to before.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that everyone over the age of 2 wear masks in school even if they are vaccinated.

A Metro Detroit teenager is a finalist in a national design competition where the only limitation is their imagination -- and maybe a dull pair of scissors.

Detroit will see an increase in funding of about $27 million. That money could go a long way to help repair buildings, replace books and equipment and set the district on a better path forward.

The funding raises the amount of money spent on each student from $8,100 to $8,700.

The bell will be ringing a little later for some schools districts in southeast Michigan.

As school districts across Metro Detroit work to normalize the learning experience for the 2021-22 school year, a concerning trend is developing.

Michigan is tracking coronavirus outbreaks in schools across the state.

Thursday was the graduation for the Detroit Achievement Academy’s eighth graders and every student received a life-changing graduation gift.

The district announced Thursday morning it will receive about $1.2 billion in federal funding.

The district announced Thursday morning it will receive about $1.2 billion in federal funding.

The district said it is now using new criteria -- including vaccination rates -- to determine whether it will close schools again.

Teachers in Macomb County went door-to-door Saturday, pushing for students to enroll in summer school.

A group of students got involved in the effort to get their classmates vaccinated Saturday.

A protest was held at Southfield High School Friday after an anonymous donor volunteered to buy prom tickets for vaccinated students.

Superintendents from multiple Metro Detroit school districts said the guidance is unclear on how it impacts classrooms.

Schools within the Detroit Public Schools Community District will be allowed to resume in-person learning starting Monday, May 24.

Children under 12 aren’t eligible to get vaccinated and likely won’t be able to receive the shot for several months. That means families are facing a lot of difficult decisions about what’s safe and what isn’t.