CONWAY — After six months away due to the COVID 19 pandemic, three-quarters of the students in SAU 9 will return to classrooms today to begin the 2020-21 school year. A quarter of the students have opted to continue with distance learning.
For those heading to school, it will look a lot different than it did last March, and that includes everything from social distancing on the bus to temperature checks before entering the buildings. And, masks are mandatory across the seven SAU 9 schools.
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