After starting school virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, some districts are opening doors and allowing students back for the first time. Public schools that opened for in-person learning this month, or plan to, range from suburban districts in North Carolina’s Wake County to city systems such as Indianapolis; Des Moines, Iowa; and Miami-Dade in Florida. Schools in Houston plan to welcome students inside starting Monday. New daily cases of Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, have been trending up nationwide since mid-September, but relatively few have been found in K-12 schools that have been open already. Some districts that began with a mix of online and in-person learning are now increasing face-to-face days.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 19, 2020 13:30 UTC