GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guilford County Schools has begun transitioning students back into the classroom.
The district approved the following schedule November 10.
- November 12: Pre-K, kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade (full days, all levels), including PreK-Grade 2 students with disabilities served in self-contained exceptional children classrooms
- November 16: Students served in self-contained exceptional children classrooms (Grades 3-12); students served in public separate schools; students served in self-contained specialized programs including Building Futures, Crossroads and Mell-Burton; students served in regional behavior support classrooms; seniors enrolled in the semester-long Nursing Fundamentals and Practicum Course (50% on Monday/Tuesday or 50% on Thursday/Friday)
- January 5: Grades three, four, and five
- January 7: Grade six (50% on Monday/Tuesday or 50% on Thursday/Friday)
- January 11: Grades seven and eight (50% on Monday/Tuesday or 50% on Thursday/Friday)
- January 20: Grades 9-12 (50% on Monday/Tuesday or 50% on Thursday/Friday)
Justin Thomas, director of bands at Western Guilford Middle School, said he never thought he would be teaching virtually this long.
"I was just like, 'The pandemic is going to be over in two weeks, we're coming back to work.' Then after those two weeks I was like, 'Ok, the pandemic is not ending. We're going to be here for some time," he said.
He said he has been telling his students to take it one step at a time.
"I always remind them that we've never done this before. We are all learning as we go and that patience and flexibility is key," Thomas added.
