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Tuesday marked the first time in six months that Rock County students returned to in-person classes.
“It feels ‘weird,’” said Jennifer Kessler.
Since March, education turned to distance learning from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The school year ended with students still at home with the online learning option.
Luverne Public Schools opened the new school year with all elementary students attending in-person classes five days a week. Middle and high school students rotate days between a hybrid model of in-person and distance learning.
Kessler brought her three elementary-aged children to the front door on the first day of the 2020-21 school year.
Kessler and her children, Kane, third grade, David, second grade, and Mary, kindergarten, were greeted by paraprofessional Christie Mounce.
Mounce was excited to see students return to classes.
“It’s great. I’ve missed them all,” she said.