Prior to the ban, phone alerts and notifications on student phones created constant distractions, McDowell principals said in proposing the new rules last spring. During one 80-minute class period ...

In many English classrooms across the U.S., assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common — a result of the ...

Quivey and McDowell High School Principal Sandra Means shared teacher and student reactions to the ban that went into effect this school year during a Millcreek Township School Board committee ...

THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT HERE AT MCDOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE SCENE IS STILL ACTIVE ... IT PUTS A LOT OF FEAR IN PARENTS, PUTS A LOT OF FEAR IN KIDS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

No threat has been found after an anonymous phone call about an active shooter at McDowell High School prompted heavy law enforcement response, school officials say. McDowell County Superintendent ...

Public schools in Henderson, McDowell, Watauga, and Yancey counties had to pivot once students returned after the storm.

According to deputies, McDowell High School received a phone call reporting ... and want to do all we can to protect our kids and teachers. We are very happy there was no shooter, and no one ...