In Malden and statewide, mixed emotions as elementary schools resume full-time in-person learning
By Jenna Russell Globe Staff,Updated April 5, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Georgia Linehan, 7, a second-grader, waited in a socially distanced line for school to open as she returned Monday to full-time in-person learning in Malden.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
The goal was a return to normalcy, as most elementary schools in Massachusetts resumed full-time, in-person learning Monday. But for many parents and teachers statewide â and in one midsized,
diverse city north of Boston â the day felt anything but normal.
In his classroom at Maldenâs