Find out how many students are returning to SCS classrooms at your school

A teacher has two laptops set up at her classroom desk so she can instruct and see her students on videoconference. — Amy Reckard teaches online in her classroom at Brewster Elementary in early January. Elementary students are more likely to return to classrooms starting next week, according to district data. (Laura Faith Kebede / Chalkbeat)

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