The Day the Kids Went Back to School

School has been out for about seven weeks. I think? What is time, anyway? Anyway, it’s Monday, and the kids went back to school today.

The principal and teachers sent an email explaining how things would work. No parents on school grounds, and the kids go into one of four different gates to the school, organised by age. Inside, the teachers had done their best to keep things similar while still allowing for social distancing measures.

My kids were a bit scared leading up to the day, but nothing too bad. They’d bring up that they were scared, we’d tell them it was ok, and that fear is normal. I told them that this is a once-in-100-years sort of event, which they thought was sort of fascinating.

They were most excited about seeing their friends, so it was good to see that their friends were all at school today. Some parents have been concerned about sending their kids back. I suspect our friends landed more on the “get the kids out of the house” side of the spectrum.