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Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey
The first day of school has been canceled Friday for students in Union County after an “isolated shooting incident” at Union County Primary School.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:26 PM EDT
|By Tori Cooper
Hundreds of students are still flying high after boarding a Delta 767 aircraft to get free school supplies for this semester.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
Families at a small school that sits on the border of two north Fulton County cities are growing frustrated that neither city government has addressed a dangerous traffic situation at the school’s entrance.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 11:34 AM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
Office Depot surprised 800 students at Lake Forest Elementary School Tuesday with free backpacks and school supplies.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 12:53 PM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
Classes are now back in session in DeKalb and Fulton counties.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Fulton and Dekalb Counties kick off their first day of school on Monday morning.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
According to officials, the school giveaway has “provided more than 2,000 students with backpacks, school supplies, meals and fun outdoor experience.”
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
To help students prepare for the new school year, Lil Baby is excited to work with Goodr to bring his native Atlanta community something special.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 1:57 PM EDT
|By Jamarlo Phillips
According to a news release, the artist will be joined by 3,000 local kids for a day full of music, games, carnival rides, free food, backpacks, school supplies, and free haircuts.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 9:55 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Jamarlo Phillips
According to officials, the Witherite Law Group will sponsor more than 160 students to receive a free haircut, valued at approximately $30 each.
First Alert Radar
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Schools are back in session and that means school buses packed with children are back on the roads.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
Teachers at Garden Hills Elementary School walked into the media center Friday, knowing only that they were about to receive a “special gift.”
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
According to officials, the school giveaway has “provided more than 2,000 students with backpacks, school supplies, meals and fun outdoor experience.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Sawyer Buccy
A back-to-school bash for Fulton County students took place on Thursday at the Love T. Nolan Elementary School.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By CBS46 News Staff
A press conference is taking place today at Heards Ferry Elementary School to discuss AAA’s School’s Open -- Drive Carefully safety campaign.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 7:34 AM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
With school back in session in Gwinnett County, the Duluth Police Department is reminding drivers that its school-zone camera system is ready to mail tickets to speeders.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 12:23 PM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
Some Gwinnett County students are beginning the new school year Wednesday in a new high school that’s the first of its kind in Georgia.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 12:19 PM EDT
|By Madeline Montgomery
Kids are now back in the classroom in Clayton County and there are some new policies for safety and security this year.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 7:38 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey
More than two dozen districts are returning to the classroom Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
When Georgia’s largest school district, Gwinnett County Public Schools, begins its new school year on Wednesday, students can expect some globally inspired tweaks to the district’s cafeteria menu.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey and Rebekka Schramm
Tuesday is the first day of school for more metro Atlanta school children.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 12:01 PM EDT
|By Madeline Montgomery and Jamarlo Phillips
Monday marks the first day of school in Cobb County and the superintendent made it clear that safety is a priority for the new year.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey, Madeline Montgomery and Tori Cooper
Monday is the first day of classes for Atlanta Public Schools.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 11:05 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Many children lined up for the Atlanta City Gear “Cuts for Kids” event Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 9:52 PM EDT
|By Jasmina Alston
Ahead of the first day, various events were held across metro Atlanta to help families with school supplies.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 6:58 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The event featured face painting, games, prizes, music, free haircuts, prizes for kids, a special guest speaker and special celebrity guests. BMW of South Atlanta, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Rap Snacks helped sponsor the event.
Back-to-school events in metro Atlanta offer hundreds of families relief amid rising inflation costs
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 11:02 AM EDT
|By Jamarlo Phillips
Hundreds of students across the metro Atlanta area are now stocked up on school supplies for Monday’s first day of classes.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 9:59 PM EDT
|By ORhonde Chapman and Miles Montgomery
Kandi Cares collaborated with Goodr, Nouveaux, and Garner Trial Attorneys to give back to Atlanta area families in need.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 8:38 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey
On Friday, Governor Brian Kemp announced a new reward, the “Back to School Supply Supplement," which gives a $125 supplement to help all public school teachers statewide cover some of their expenses.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Adam Murphy and Patrick Quinn
To offset rising costs, Governor Brian Kemp announced a $125 supplement for every public school teacher on Friday.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Savannah Louie
A supply chain delay has thrown some Clayton County families into a frenzy days before the academic year starts.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 5:44 PM EDT
|By Catherine Catoura and Gurvir Dhindsa
The CBS46 Surprise Squad made their way to Tucker to give a little helping hand to local teachers preparing to head back to school.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 2:45 PM EDT
|By CBS46 News Staff
The first day of school is coming up for school districts in metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 2:15 PM EDT
|By Tori Cooper
Most students are heading back to school in about a week but Gwinnett School Police officers said drivers are showing no signs of slowing down for your students crossing the street after they get off the bus.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 10:33 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The world-renowned Trap Music Museum is partnering up with local nonprofit Zoe Safe House for a back-to-school drive for families in need.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A back-to-school bash event was held in Tucker Saturday afternoon to help foster families in Georgia.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Prominent Streetz 94.5 FM radio personality MiAsia Symone has partnered with BMW of South Atlanta for a back-to-school block party and backpack drive on July 30.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
On Friday afternoon, NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal kicked off his own back-to-school event by riding around in his customized school bus and making deliveries to surprise Papa John's customers and explaining the educational opportunities the franchise that he owns, offers.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 7:19 AM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
With less than two weeks before the start of the new school year, the man in charge of keeping children safe in Georgia’s largest school district will outline his safety plan Friday.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 10:59 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Restoring The Years Global Ministries hosted their inaugural community car wash and fish fry school drive fundraiser Saturday.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 2:09 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
With the upcoming school year just a few weeks away for the Atlanta metro area, there are plenty of back-to-school events and giveaways to help families in need with school supplies and more.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Cherokee County Health Department will host a Back-To-School health clinic on Tuesdays beginning on July 19.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 7:01 PM EDT
|By Adam Murphy
Amber Humphries and her 9-year-old twin daughters Audrey and Autumn went back-to-school shopping on a budget this year.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey
To help families prepare for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year, The Confess Project will be hosting a Back-To-School Block Party on July 31.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Patrick Quinn
With just weeks until the start of the school year, districts across metro Atlanta are strained to fill their classrooms with teachers.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By CBS46 News Staff
Clayton County Public Schools has announced that students will be required to use clear book bags only when they return to school Aug. 3.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2022 at 10:58 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
School may be several weeks away, but several local counties, including Fulton County, are preparing for the start of the school year.