Pattonville School District

Washington University researchers are working with the National Institutes of Health to provide five St. Louis County school districts free saliva testing for the coronavirus. The RADx-Up research program set up drive-thru testing sites on school campuses throughout the Normandy, Jennings, Pattonville, University City and Ferguson-Florissant school districts.

Across Missouri, more than 100 schools have spent over $3.5 million — often at taxpayers’ expense — snapping up ionization and other air-purifying devices in an attempt to keep kids safe from COVID-19. But experts warn the largely unregulated technology hasn’t been thoroughly tested in classroom settings and is “often unproven.”

Enrollment was way down last summer when schools offered limited virtual summer courses. With school reopened, students are returning to summer school.

That fear of waiting outside the principal’s office to be punished after a disagreement between students is being replaced, in part, by a less…

This artivle first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 30, 2010 - On Mondays, Maryland Heights parent Tami Hanford doesn't have to spell it out for…