A few of her students at Stony Brook Elementary School in Brewster also got sick, according to the school's principal. Keeping up with elementary school kids is a challenge for any teacher. The school of normally 240 students only had about 160 students in the building last school year, Gauley said. The school is getting creative with socially distanced learningIn a typical classroom of elementary school students, you'd see students sitting at tables together, sharing materials and playing games with each other. The gym teacher painted boxes in the grass 10 feet apart so the students could remove their masks at a distance outside.

Source: CNN August 08, 2021 18:00 UTC