TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Baltimore County public school official say they are preparing to bring students back to school buildings for the first time in nearly a year.
The Baltimore Sun reported Monday that students are expected to be given the choice to return in phases starting on March 1.
Parents can choose to send their children back to school buildings or to keep them at home and continue their learning online.
Children in preschool through second grade will be the first group of who students are able to return on March 1. So can students enrolled in special education programs at the system’s four separate day schools
Other groups include students in sixth through ninth grades. They may return March 22, followed by the remaining students April 6.
“We have heard loud and clear that some families are ready for in-person learning,” said Superintendent Darryl L. Williams in a statement Monday. “While school operations will look different as we implement the CDC’s recommended practices for health and safety, I look forward to greeting students and staff as they return.”
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