Masks, social distancing bring different feel to first day of school
Elrod Elementary fourth-grade teacher Kara Basko goes over the three "W's," wash your hands, watch your distance and wear a mask, with students at the start of the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 31 as part of new safety measures put in place in efforts to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
Despite a rainy Monday morning, masked Elrod Elementary students waited outside the school for the first bell to ring on the first day of school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“My expectations are to be as close to a regular school year as we can despite all of this,” Elrod principal Jeff Hornby said, referring to the added health precautions schools are putting in place in efforts to reduce transmission of the virus...
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