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Created: February 01, 2021 05:36 AM
Monday, St. Paul's youngest students will be heading back to the classroom for this first time this school year.
All early-childhood and pre-K through second-grade students will be starting in-person learning.
There's a list of safety protocols in place and students will notice them as soon as they walk into their school buildings Monday morning.
Kirke Rogers dropped off his daughter at school Monday .
"Still a lot of unknowns, but I'm optimistic and hopeful things will be safe," Rogers said.
Students in St. Paul haven't been in the classroom since March 5 of last year. Since then, St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard says staff have worked on plans to re-open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.