ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A new school year can be an exciting time for many students. But as kids see old friends and make new ones and explore fun and immersive lessons, it’s also important not to get ...

I’d like to ask the teacher if I can move to the fun table but I do not want Oliver to feel like I want to avoid him or don’t ...

Q. School has started, and as always, it takes a little while for everyone to adjust – students to each other and teachers to students, especially in the lower grades. And we barely get started and ...

Earlier this year, mealtime at my house was feeling out of control. My kids were talking with their mouths open and complaining about each others poor manners. We introduced new rules gradually to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work as a substitute teacher for an excellent local school system. I enjoy the assignments, for the most part, and like knowing that I’m contributing to public education. Schools ...

Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for U.S. Air Force Communications Command before retiring in 2001. Derik ...