Glynn County students return to in-person learning Monday

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GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Glynn County Public School students are swapping their virtual classes for in-person classes starting connected Monday.

Samantha Gilder is simply a genitor and said the determination is bittersweet.

“I’m excited for it, I’m excited for my daughter. I cognize that she needs that and wants that and I’m definite each the kids. I americium excited, but determination is inactive a tense hesitation, but overall, I americium blessed with the decision,” said Gilder.

Students and unit person been successful region learning since Aug. 30. This came aft a emergence successful COVID-19 cases astatine the schools.

“I had been mentally preparing for that truthful it wasn’t arsenic overmuch of a astonishment to maine arsenic it was conscionable benignant of, it was conscionable reaffirming what I knew was going to beryllium inevitable,” said Gilder.

The territory said determination are COVID-19 protocols for erstwhile students instrumentality to the classroom. Masks are required for students and adults wrong of schoolhouse buildings. Masks are besides required connected buses.

“I americium blessed that is simply a request for close now,” said Gilder.

Gilder said her girl is not aged capable for the vaccine.

“She is 11. So successful March, she volition beryllium capable to and she volition beryllium getting vaccinated, but she’s not capable to yet,” said Gilder.

Since Gilder’s girl isn’t eligible for the vaccine, she believes the masks are her lone extortion against the virus.

As of Sept. 10, the district’s COVID-19 information shows 63 students and 49 unit person tested affirmative for the virus. Gilder said she hopes the masks volition assistance support students from switching from in-person to virtual passim the schoolhouse year.

Glynn County Schools does person an online schoolhouse called Glynn Virtual Academy. However, the deadline to motion up for that enactment was Wednesday and has present passed.