Students statewide returned to school buildings on Monday
EVERETT — Students around Snohomish County returned to in-person school Monday after more than a year of learning through computer screens.
Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee signed an order to get students back into classrooms statewide. It required districts to provide kids through grade 12 with an opportunity to return to schools at least two days a week. Districts could have started earlier than the Monday deadline. Students also still have the option to learn from home.
For months, public health experts have said that safety protocols have limited COVID-19 from spreading at schools, even when students or staff bring the virus to campus.
Between August and March, state data show 77 cases were linked to in-school transmission at Snohomish County schools. That number was the second-highest in the state, behind Spokane County.
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