Johnston County elementary school students learning in-person. | Adobe Stock
Johnston County elementary school students learning in-person. | Adobe Stock
Elementary school children in Johnston County returned to the classroom for in-person instruction, though some parents opted to keep their children learning at home because of the COVID-19 epidemic.
"When I woke up this morning, it's like the equivalent of hitting the jackpot," parent Chrissy Irons-Yeager told WRAL in October. "You get the best Christmas present that you're opening or winning the lottery, that's how today felt truly."
Pre-K children began in-person classes on Sept. 28 and were followed by kindergartners on Oct. 5. On Oct. 19, first- and second-graders were allowed back in the classroom under what is called Plan A. Plan B, for grades six through 12, started with a hybrid plan — students split into two different groups for staggered in-person learning.
Third- through fifth-grade students started their in-person classes on Oct. 26.
Out of 36,811 students, 13,474 remain home learning because their parents are concerned about the danger from the coronavirus.
Safety precautions in the classroom include maintaining social distancing of desks and the wearing of masks.
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