Back To School on January 11th

Governor Tim Walz is requiring elementary students to go back to school after Christmas break.

On christmas./// governor tim walz is requiring elementary students to go back to school after christmas break.

Kimt news three's mary peters spoke with the austin school district about how it is preparing ?

"* mary?

Katie ?

"* yes, elementary schools ?

"* including the schol right behind me ?

"* and other schools across the state are preparing for in?

"*person classes after christmas break.

Governor walz says elementary students have the option of hybrid or in?

"* person learning with the safety guidelines in place.

High school and middle school students have to follow the original guidelines, with the extra safety measures in place if they choose to do in?

"*person or hybrid learning.

I spoke with the austin school district superintenden t and he says it's important to have students in school.

We know that this fall, the students that were in?

"*person, in with our teachers, were achieving and getting the same grades they did in the regular environment.

Those students that were doing distance learning were getting lower grades at about twice the rate they normally would have.

Elementary students were all in?

"*person until november thirtieth.

High school students were hybrid ... one set of students was in?

"*person monday and tuesday and the alternating group was at school on thursday and friday.

I miss them so much.

Like i ended a call the other day and i almost got into tears because one of my first graders said "i love you, mrs. g" and then she did this to me.

I was like "i know.

I love you too".

This is not how we're meant to teach and be with kids.

But the austin superintenden t says they will go back to their original set up with extra safety precautions.

The austin teachers will be required to wear masks and face shields.

There will be plexi glass on each desk and students will stay in their classrooms all day.

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"* mary peters kimt news 3 thanks, mary.

The austin public school's superintenden t says kids will head back to school on