Kindergarteners in Tacoma Public Schools back in the classroom for in-person learning
Kindergarteners returned to in-person learning in 35 elementary schools in Tacoma on Tuesday as part of the district s plan to gradually bring students back. Author: Lionel Donovan (KING), Sebastian Robertson (KING5) Published: 5:50 PM PST January 18, 2021 Updated: 7:31 PM PST January 19, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. Kindergarten students in Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) returned to the classroom on Tuesday for in-person learning, and with increased precautions to protect against the coronavirus.
Parents dropping off their children had to fill out a health survey to be cleared to enter the building. You know, I think it s a little stressful for everybody, but this little guy was ready, said Kelcey Bentley, who was dropping off her son Tuesday. I think the staff and everyone is doing what they can to make sure everyone is safe and healthy.
Tacoma kindergarten students prepare for return to in-person classes on Tuesday
Kindergarten students will be returning to the classroom on Tuesday
TACOMA, Wash. - Kindergarten students are gearing up for their first day of in-person classroom instruction in the South Sound this year.
Tuesday is the big day for Tacoma Schools where up to 15 kids will be allowed into each classroom. Students will spend two days on campus each week while distance learning from home for the others.
Families in Tacoma have been rolling with the punches since last spring, but new state health guidelines are more flexible. As long as new COVID-19 infection rates do not surpass thresholds detailed by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), younger students are returning to public school campuses.
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Jan. 15 Sitting at a desk in a classroom at Mary Lyon Elementary on Tuesday, fourth grader Tristan Hopkins said he prefers to learn at school rather than at home.
He got straight to the point. I hate this coronavirus, and I just want to be in normal school, he said.
Hopkins is one of about 20 students currently attending school in-person at Mary Lyon Elementary in Tacoma.
Tacoma Public Schools has been operating schools since October for more than 700 students needing special education services, in accordance with state COVID-19 guidelines.