Allison Needles: Tacoma kids are headed back to school. Is the district prepared to keep them COVID free?
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/15/2021 Allison Needles, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
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.