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Sumner families express mixed emotions as students return to school during COVID-19 pandemic (2024)

Kelly Fisher|Nashville Tennessean

Sumner County students and teachers went back to school on Monday and Tuesday, depending on which day was the first for students enrolled in the hybrid schedule implemented in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The return to in-person classes garners mixed emotions from parents, students and teachers, ranging from trust in the Sumner County Schools plan to feeling as though they’re “being made to walk the plank (into) shark-infested waters.”

The hybrid model brings in students whose last names begin with A through K on two days each week, and the rest of the alphabet on another two days.