In the last week, 1,452 new COVID-19 cases were recorded among K-12 students in the state -- four times more than the previous week, according to Monday's update posted on the Indiana Department of Health's coronavirus dashboard.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, visited Anderson Community Schools where she urged the use of masks inside schools and for school districts to implement vaccination mandates for educators.

The Indiana Department of Health reports more than 300 COVID-19 cases early in the school year. The state surpasses 3 million fully vaccinated, as new cases surpass 3,000 in a day for the first time since January. Gov. Eric Holcomb maintains that he will not reimpose restrictions.

Scott County School District 1 went virtual just one week into the new school year, citing an explosive outbreak of COVID-19 cases among students.

Indiana surpassed 3 million fully vaccinated Hoosiers Friday. The milestone comes as the state sees a slight uptick -- a little less than double -- in the weekly average of Hoosiers getting their initial shot.

Indiana is reporting more cases per day of COVID-19 than any time since January, when the state’s vaccine rollout began.

The Tippecanoe School Corporation's optional mask policy for students remained in place after the school board heard hours of public comment from a packed room of parents at a board meeting Wednesday.

This is the first time since late-January -- the beginning of Indiana's vaccine rollout -- the state has reported this many cases in a single day.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Across Indiana and the country, each school district is faced with important decisions on COVID-19 safety protocols. But misinformation, politics and emotions are sometimes getting in the way, leaving parents and school officials with confusing, mixed messages.