Elementary students in Long Beach return to in-person school

About 14,000 elementary school students in Long Beach Unified returned to in-person classes Monday, the first day of face-to-face instruction at the district in more than a year.

Long Beach Unified is the fourth largest district in California and the largest to welcome students back to campuses. Students who are attending in-person classes are doing so for five days per week, and about 2.5 hours each day.

“SO much thought & care put into preparing classrooms for the return of our little ones. I loved talking to Kindergartners at Alvarado, Edison & Longfellow about how they felt today. They shared the duality of nerves & excitement. All of the feels!” Jill Baker, the superintendent of the district, wrote in a tweet.

-Michael Burke