Lewis and Clark prepares for return of students

Secondary students in Spokane have waited almost a year to return to classes. On Monday, the wait will be over.

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Sat., Feb. 27, 2021

Spanish teacher Sarah Jess stands in her classroom at Lewis and Clark High School, which is getting set up for the return to in-person learning with the addition of social distancing between desks Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. When the students return, the student body will split up and alternate days of in-person classes. Class sizes will be between 15 and 17 in each classroom.

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Assistant Principal Phillip High-Edward places tape lines, in school colors, to show where students will be walking in different directions for social distancing at Lewis and Clark High School when they return for in-person learning, shown Thursday. The student body will split up and alternate days of in-person school, and class sizes will be between 15 and 17 students.

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During a walk around the school Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, Assistant Principal Phillip High-Edward stands above the new commons area of Lewis and Clark High School where students, when they return, will be eating in individual folding chairs spaced out over numbers taped to the floor instead of at round cafeteria tables. As students return, the student body will split up and alternate days of in-person school, and class sizes will be between 15 and 17 students.

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During a walk around the school Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, Assistant Principal Phillip High-Edward looks over the desks in a career and technical education classroom at Lewis and Clark High School, where student body will be will split up and attend on alternate days of in-person school and class sizes will be limited to 15-17 students. Dots on the floor show where students can stand at each desk.

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Assistant Principal Phillip High-Edward places one of hundreds of signs around Lewis and Clark High School to remind students, who are preparing to return to part-time in-person classes, of COVID-19 protocols Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. When students return, the student body will split up and attend on alternate days, and class sizes will be between 15 and 17 students.

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Assistant Principal Phillip High-Edward holds one of the hundreds of signs to be placed around Lewis and Clark High School to remind students, who are preparing to return to part-time in-person classes, of COVID-19 protocols Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. When students return, the student body will split up and attend on alternate days, and class sizes will be between 15 and 17 students. 6-foot lengths of PVC pipe sit in the corner of his office and will be used for measuring social distancing.

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