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A new Michigan house bill being purposed would make it so students are banned from using cell phones at school. Forest Hills Public Schools currently has a cell phone ban.

Stays during peak season start at $1,350, but that's not stopping any travelers. Bocas Bali has been a hit since it opened seven months ago.

But now there’s another significant new addition: Bocas Bali, a luxury overwater resort in the heart of Bocas del Toro in the Caribbean.

School closures could follow spring break if travel leads to COVID-19 surge, officials warn Updated 1:33 PM; Today 1:33 PM Desks are set up within social distancing and COVID-19 protocols in this February 2021 file photo. School and health officials are concerned spring break travel may lead to a return to virtual learning. (MLive file photo)Jake May | MLive.com Facebook Share The cause? Spring break. Spring break lands on the first week of April this year for most schools across West Michiga...

and last updated 2021-03-16 22:32:34-04 KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The Kent County Health Department (KCHD) and area schools are piloting a study that reduces the amount of space between students in the classroom. The study cuts social distancing in pre-K-through-eighth-grade classrooms from three feet to six feet. Its goal is to reduce “over-quarantining.” “If you have a seven-year-old child, and all of a sudden you get a call that they’re fine, but they were close to anothe...

What worked in 2020 and what needs work in 2021 for 12 Michigan schools Updated Jan 10, 2021; Facebook Share As Michigan’s teachers and students ramp up for the second half of a challenging school year, the holiday break has offered school leaders a chance to reflect on their fall semester successes and where improvements are needed. While superintendents throughout the state have lauded the flexibility of students, teachers and parents in moving between different learning formats amid the C...

Schools have been touted as safer than bars and restaurants during COVID-19. So why are they closing? Updated Jan 19, 2021; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Holland students return to Jefferson Elementary School amid the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com Facebook Share Schools are some of the safest places anyone can be during the novel coronavirus pandemic, said Joann Hoganson, health liaison between the Kent County Health Department and are...