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Photo by Alan Olson â Jenny Herbakâs first grade class at Glen Dale Elementary School settles in for class Tuesday morning.
WHEELING Both students and teachers were all smiles Tuesday when students returned to the classroom around West Virginia, some for the first time in months.
Ohio and Marshall county schools welcomed back the first half of their elementary and middle school students Tuesday. In Ohio County, those in Group B returned for in-person classes. At Woodsdale Elementary School, teachers greeted their students with music and welcome signs as they entered the building.
Woodsdale Principal Ashlea Minch said both students and staff were “super excited” to be back. Walking around the classrooms, she saw everyone focused and wearing their masks. She said there hasn’t been much issue with students wearing masks since it was mandated at the start of this school year.