South Bend Community Schools got some of their buses outfitted as WiFi hotspots so they could be deployed during snow day e-learning this school year. When school was closed for the coronavirus, the buses were ready to roll.

U.S. Department of Justice officials are visiting multiple South Bend schools to investigate racial disparities in student discipline that leaves black students expelled and suspended at a higher rate than their white classmates.

The district's enrollment and a decrease in property tax revenue in 2020 are expected to tighten the district's financial position.

The plan aims to address enrollment drops and funding cuts by changing school start times, moving fifth grade classes back into elementary schools and closing three schools.

South Bend Community Schools have announced a proposal with major changes in the district - including multiple school closures and new bell times.

The late-start time proposal calling for more than an hour delay was rejected this summer. But superintendent Carole Schmidt told the school board this week that University of Notre Dame fellows are reworking the proposal to address concerns.