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South Bay Students Return To Classroom: Report
Blossom Hill Elementary School in Los Gatos welcomed back students Monday for the first time in nearly 11 months.
LOS GATOS, CA — For the first time in nearly 11 months, Los Gatos elementary school students were finally back in class Monday, NBC Bay Area reports
Around two thirds of the 500 Blossom Hill Elementary School students returned to class while the others opted to continue distance learning, according to the report.
"We're over the moon". Parents and students expressed happiness and hope as children returned to their classrooms at Blossom Hill Elementary School in Los Gatos. https://t.co/BSrhYbAqtO
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 2, 2021
Students are required to adhere to coronavirus guidelines including requirements that they wear masks and practice social distancing, according to the report.
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Temperature checks are administered too under the reopening guidelines, the report said.
"It is a big thing," parent Kinga Parle told the television station.
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"When the kid is not happy, the parents are not happy."
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