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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thousands of students volition beryllium heading backmost into the schoolroom time and for some, it’ll beryllium the archetypal clip successful much than a year.
But things won’t beryllium precisely the same, determination volition beryllium caller covid protocols – successful Harford, Carroll and Anne Arundel Counties. Excitement is successful the air.
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“Oh they are thrilled, I’m thrilled,” said Sue Dennicola of Harford County.
Wednesday marks the archetypal time of schoolhouse for kids successful Anne Arundel, Carroll and Harford Counties.
“She’s acceptable to get backmost and my girl ne'er liked going to schoolhouse but she’s excited to spell backmost to school,” said Ron Williams.
But arsenic the anticipation grows truthful does the interest astir COVID-19.
“Teachers are precise excited to person students backmost successful the schoolroom looking guardant to this, I’ve besides talked to parents who are tense who are disquieted astir the dispersed of COVID,” said Stewart Pittman, AACO executive.
In Anne Arundel and Harford Counties, everyone is required to deterioration a disguise wrong schoolhouse buildings.
“Making definite it covers your kid’s nose, rima and sides of their face, that’s going to beryllium critical,” said Dr. Kalyanaraman.
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But for now, look coverings are optional successful Carroll County. Next week, a wide assembly committee volition ballot connected a cosmopolitan disguise mandate for each schools.
“There could beryllium important wellness consequences to immoderate kids erstwhile they are forced to deterioration a disguise for 7 hours a day. That’s wherefore these types of wellness decisions request to beryllium near up to parents,” said Donna Sivigny, CCPS committee member.
Students tin expect a absorption connected hygiene, societal distancing and enhanced cleaning.
Parents similar Ron Williams said he’s tense his 11-year-old isn’t vaccinated.
“We archer her to marque definite she keeps her disguise up and support immoderate region betwixt her and the kids,” said Williams.
After a twelvemonth of battling virtual learning, immoderate parents said they’re excited to spot their kids backmost with their friends.
“They are acceptable to spell backmost they missed their friends they miss being astir people. They request their friends they request enactment and they request a assemblage extracurricular their home” said Gladys Kemp.
Health officials are reminding parents not to nonstop kids to schoolhouse if they’re feeling sick.
Students are besides encouraged to talk up and get tested if are not feeling well.
Kelsey Kushner
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