SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of many students and teachers throughout the Bay Area and now many are preparing to return to the classroom with new rules and guidance on in-person learning.
Annemarie Guido teaches second grade at Lietz Elementary School in San Jose. Her first year as a teacher was just last year.
ABC7 News Anchor Ama Daetz spoke with her about preparing to have some of her kids back in class in a matter of days. I m really excited. And what s been so great is our families have a choice. They can stay in-person or online, Annemarie said. So about half of my kids are coming in-person with me and half of them are staying online. I m going to be teaching the kids in-person in the morning and then they ll go home. And then in the afternoons, I ll log onto Zoom and I ll Zoom with the rest of my kids, and every Wednesday we ll have a whole group online Zoom meeting. So I am so excited and ready to get back into the classroom. I cannot