By Peter Day
Special to the Victorville Daily Press
Like most students nationwide and beyond, Lucerne Valley Elementary School students’ 2020 school year turned topsy-turvy when the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe last spring.
Lucerne Valley Unified School District administrators were hopeful the 2019-20 school year could get back on track, but state and county officials effectively nixed the idea as coronavirus infection numbers grew.
During the summer, however, LVUSD officials worked on a reopening plan that included clear desk partitions in classrooms, outdoor hand-washing stations, hand sanitizer dispensers, upgraded air filters throughout campuses and touchless temperature scanners at school sites, among other upgrades.