Lakeatia Awad waits as her son, Dorien Ritch Jr., 7, is screened before going into Waverly Elementary/Middle School on Monday. Forty five kindergarten through 5th grade students return to in-person learning for the first time since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore area schools during COVID-19

Oct 26, 2021 at 11:36 am

School districts across the state will use federal and state funds to recover from the effects of the pandemic and improve schools.

A variety of signs posted throughout the building remind students at Prospect Mill Elementary School about the COVID precautions in the school. Signage around the school is just one of the many safety precautions in place throughooutthe school system. — Harford School COVID safety

Maryland State School Superintendant Mohammed Choudhury talks with students at Armistead Gardens Elementary School on the first day of classes in Baltimore City. — Armistead Gardens Elementary School

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and city school superintendent Dr. Sonja Santelises listen to a lesson in the Chinese language immersion program at Baltimore International Academy East on the first day of school. — Baltimore International Academy East

Lakeatia Awad waits as her son, Dorien Ritch Jr., 7, has his temperature taken by Jhenille Reaves, 2nd grade math and science teacher at Waverly Elementary/Middle School on Monday. Forty five kindergarten through 5th grade students return to in-person learning for the first time since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — Students Return to Waverly Elementary School

Strong Schools Maryland's Shamoyia Gardiner takes down the group's displays after rally at the State House on Wednesday January 13, 2021 to urge lawmakers to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. — Strong Schools Maryland rally

Baltimore City school superintendent Dr. Sonja Santelises (center) and Mayor Brandon Scott wave at kindergarten students in the Arabic language immersion program at Baltimore International Academy East on the first day of school. — Baltimore International Academy East

Amber Johnson, with Total Health Care, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Kamiren Dargan, 16, at a back-to-school vaccine fair at the Bon Secours Community Works. Kaiser Permanente and Total Health Care worked with the community center to provide vaccine access to this West Baltimore neighborhood Thursday afternoon. — Back to school vaccination fair

A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table as folks register to receive their dose at a back-to-school vaccine fair at the Bon Secours Community Works. Kaiser Permanente and Total Health Care worked with the community center to provide vaccine access to this West Baltimore neighborhood Thursday afternoon. — Back to school vaccination fair

Capable of reading license plates, the cameras of the BusPatrol advanced stop-arm enforcement technology are pictured on a bus at Winters Mill High School in Westminster Thursday, October 15, 2020. The BusPatrol technology will be installed on the school system’s entire fleet of more than 300 buses. — Bus cameras

Juel Jenifer, 5, kindergarten, is among 45 kindergarten through 5th grade students returning to in-person learning at Waverly Elementary/Middle School on Monday. This is the first day of class inside the building since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — Students Return to Waverly Elementary School

Principal Erin Sikorski looks on as third grader Ariana Morales-Santiago walks in from the bus on the first day of school at William Winchester Elementary School in Westminster Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. — First day of school

A school bus moves along Osborne Parkway on the way to drop off students at Forest Lakes Elementary School as they head back to school Monday, March 1, 2021. — Back to school Harford

Baltimore Middle School Teacher

Roger Lyons, a science and social studies teacher at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle School, speaks with 6th grade students learning remotely on Friday morning. Five students are in the classroom. In-person class size is limited to10 students because of COVID-19 restrictions. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Prospect Mill Elementary School Art teacher Amy Hadaway helps a student with their lunch Tuesday. — Harford School COVID safety

Baltimore Middle School Teacher

Roger Lyons, a teacher at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle School, instructs 6th grade students in science on Friday morning. Lyons also teaches social studies. Five students are in-person and the rest are participating remotely. The class is limited to 10 students in the classroom because of COVID-19 restrictions. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

First graders Kayla Capito, left, and Paige Hatfield look out from their bus as they arrive at Cranberry Station Elementary School in Westminster on the first day of hybrid instruction in Carroll County Oct. 19. — First day of hybrid instruction

The bubbler on drinking fountains at Harbour School in Annapolis are covered. Plastic cups, mounted on the wall nearby, can be filled at the bottle filler. The school has taken many precautions to protect students and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The school has been open since July, but has not been able to get all teachers vaccinated. — Anne Arundel schools