A North Georgia school district closed its buildings Friday to take preventative measures because of the flu and norovirus.

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

Shell’s passion for teaching was sparked as a 14-year-old when he tutored and mentored younger kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Polk County. Shortly after, he founded the nonprofit Positive Leaders of ...

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff member.

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia school district will close its buildings on Friday to take preventative measures due to the flu ...

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's ...

A North Georgia school district shifted to a learn from home day Friday as a result of a large number of student and staff absences from the flu and norovirus.

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application fee, as previously announced. Volunteers who require contact with students out of sight of staff will need a Level 2 ...

Polk County school leaders said they currently have 761 students and 63 school-level staff members who have reported illnesses. That’s 10% or more of the student population at each school and it ...