After a long winter break, thousands of students in the Tampa Bay area will start returning to the classroom on Tuesday. With worries over the omicron variant and a rise in COVID-19 cases, Hillsborough County school leaders highlighted the steps they’re taking to help mitigate the spread.
Hillsborough County Public Schools have about 250 buildings across nearly 30 million square feet, but the amount of people moving here has put dozens of schools way overcapacity.