Superintendent Bridget Weiss said the school district will focus on ventilation in buildings and encouraging people to stay home if they are sick.
Juneau Schools
In Juneau’s local elections, only incumbents are on the certified candidate list
Barring write-in candidates, all five incumbents seeking reelection to the Juneau Assembly and Juneau Board of Education are running unopposed.
Juneau school board extends food service contract and signs off on floor sealant investigation
The extension is meant to allow the board to review the results of its third-party investigation before renewing the contract for the full year.
Juneau school district moves toward hiring third party for floor sealant investigation
Juneau Police, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the District Attorney’s office and NANA are all investigating the incident.
Floor sealant given to students was delivered to food warehouse by mistake, Juneau School District says
The district did not say who delivered the pallet of floor sealant.
Riverbend Elementary is officially renamed Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen
Students have been practicing the new name for months. It was proposed to the district Board of Education in April.
Parents say calls came too late after children drank floor sealant at Juneau summer school
Superintendent Bridget Weiss said boxes containing pouches of milk and boxes containing pouches of floor sealant were delivered on the same pallet.
Frosting and fiction: Thunder Mountain students show off their literary knowledge, with cake
From cake-pop pig heads to edible dinosaur cakes, the Thunder Mountain High School library was sweeter than usual on Tuesday.
Juneau high schools see increase in COVID-19 cases following prom
Juneau’s two public high schools saw an increase in new COVID-19 cases following their proms. Masks were optional at both events.
Two days later, masks are optional again at Juneau schools
After more than an hour of public testimony from parents, students and educators with different viewpoints, the board voted unanimously to bring back a mask-optional policy.