A Guide to School Reopenings — in Classrooms, on Screens and Outdoors

For months, educators, policymakers, health experts and weary parents have debated how to return children to school, and how to do it safely. They’re now about to see how those plans play out in real life.

Many schools have reopened or are preparing to open with measures like masks and social distancing mandates, contact tracing, and daily temperature checks and health screenings. Some are relying on staggered schedules and arranging schools in smaller cohorts. Others already had to shut down after clusters of cases materialized within weeks of reopening.