Central Pa. school districts plan for return of kids: What you should know about masks, seating and buses

First day of 2020-21 school year for central Pa districts

School librarian Nancy Cimino guides students off the bus. Students arrive at South Mountain Elementary School for the first day of the 2020-21 school year in the Northern York School District, September 8, 2020. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com

With the new school year fast approaching and the COVID-19 pandemic still hanging around, school districts are finalizing their preparations to ensure a safe return to in-person, five-day-a-week instruction.

Many have taken steps to improve their school ventilation systems in recent weeks and months. They have or are re-supplying their buildings with disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizers. Some arranged rooms to allow for at least 3 feet of social distancing wherever possible, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends.

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