For The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Education approved unanimous decisions Tuesday saying PreK-8 students will return to in-person instruction five days a week and grades 9-12 to attend five days a week in person for counties that are not red. During a press conference Friday, Gov. Jim Justice said he wanted a return to in-person learning and asking the WV BOE to mandate that all counties send students in grades K-8 back to school full time, stating that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been dropping to the lowest point since November in the state due to vaccination effort.