Princeton Elementary Schools Begin Monday. Here’s What To Expect

PRINCETON, NJ — Students from pre-K, kindergarten and first grade who opted for the hybrid track will return to Princeton schools on Oct. 5 at 8:30 a.m.

Last week Princeton Public School administrators informed Patch that they were planning to bring back students earlier than scheduled.

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The plan was approved by the Board of Education during Tuesday’s meeting.

Here’s what to expect:

• On Oct. 5 Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 will return to elementary schools - hybrid students, Cohorts A and B on different days.
• The morning learning sessions at elementary school will end at 12:30 p.m., except on Wednesday when all students will be remote.
• School day will end at 1 p.m. for all students, but will continue remotely until 3 p.m. on the other four days.
• Social distancing rules are mandatory as are masks, handwashing, daily screening and temperature checks.
• All teachers will receive personal protective equipment.
• Enhanced cleaning protocols to be followed in every building. High-touch surfaces, including desks, door handles and bathrooms to be thoroughly cleaned.
• Plexiglass dividers have been placed in common areas like main offices, entrances and cafeterias.
• Bathrooms have been modified to meet social distancing requirements.
• Hand blowers have been replaced with "no touch" paper towel dispensers and toilets modified to touchless flushing.
• Only one student at a time will be allowed in bathrooms at elementary schools.
• Each classroom will have a sanitizer spray for use on high-touch areas. Gallon-size pump containers of gel sanitizer will be in each classroom for hand sanitizing.

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An overwhelming number of parents in the school district had voted for in-person classes to resume, Superintendent Barry Galasso told Patch a few weeks ago.

Meanwhile, students from second through fifth-grade will be back to schools on Oct. 12. And on Oct. 19, students will return to the middle school and to Princeton High School.

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