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Your Columbus City Schools back-to-school guide, as in-person classes reopen Monday
Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch
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Kindergarten teacher Deborah Staples, left, chats with principal Cheryl Jones at East Linden Elementary, which will be one of the Columbus City Schools to be reopened Monday after the COVID-19 restrictions caused the entire district to stop in-person teaching in spring 2020.
In her 23 years of teaching, Deborah Staples has never been this excited for a class to step into her classroom for the first time.
It s the first time that has ever happened in February, though. And, as expected, the kindergarten room at East Linden Elementary School looks a little different this year. ....

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