Becky is a middle school student in West Virginia. She has been a cheerleader and wants the opportunity to try out for the cross-country team. A new law in West Virginia would ban her from doing so ...

Before that, a West Virginia case had not gone to the Supreme Court in nearly 80 years. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette went to the Supreme Court in 1943.

In response to the lawsuit, the WVBOE released a statement reiterating its decision to comply with the current state law in West Virginia State Code §16-3-4. “The intent of the State Board is ...

WHEELING — The West Virginia Board of Education has stripped the Tyler County Board of Education of its decision making powers, and directed State Superintendent Michele Blatt to find and hire ...

“The general supervision of free schools of the State shall be vested in the West Virginia board of education which shall perform such duties as required by law.” Those last four words are ...