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Show Transcript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Show Transcript AMONG THEM ARE FREEPORT AND SACO, AS W-M- T-W NEWS-8 S PHIL HIRSCHKORN REPORTS. (PHIL ON CAMERA) ON MONDAY, FREEPORT EXPANDS FROM A HYBRID MODEL TO FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN-PERSON AT áALL FOURá OF THE DISTRICT S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. (VO 1: MORSE ELEMENTARY) AT MORSE ELEMENTARY.THE DISTRICT SPENT $150,000 OF FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS ON PORTABLE CLASSROOMS. WITH AIR PURIFIERS, HEATING, AND BATHROOMS. KIDS CHAIRS KEPT THREE FEET APART. IN THE REVAMPED CAFETERIA, ONLY TWO KIDS WILL SIT ON BENCHES THAT FIT FOUR. THE TABLES.. SEPARATED, SO NO ONE S FACE-TO- FACE WHILE EATING. (SOT CYNTHIA ALEXANDER, ASST. SUPERINTENDENT, RSU5, 12:39:37) OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WAS THE STUDENTS.WE RE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL WELL- BEING. (VO 2: TWO SHOT.INDOOR CLASSROOM) ASSISTANT